Vladimir Putin accuses the West of releasing 'genie from the bottle' and starting war in Ukraine
In his state of the nation address he accused the West of ‘letting the genie out of the bottle’ and plunging the world into chaos."Ukraine and Donbas have become a symbol of total lies," Putin said.
He said the aim of the West was to "direct aggression eastwards and eliminate competition", claiming the West wants to "grow a local conflict into a global one".Putin vowed he would ‘defend the interests’ of Russia as he deepened divisions with the West in a long speech to both houses of Russia’s parliament.
Mr Putin has frequently justified his invasion of Ukraine by accusing western countries of threatening Russia.Before the speech, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian leader would focus on the "special military operation" in Ukraine, as Moscow calls it, and Russia's economy and social issues.
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