Putin references neo-Nazis and drug addicts in bizarre speech to Russian security council
Guardian, 26 Feb 2022
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, on Friday briefed his country’s security council on the invasion of Ukraine.
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He claimed that most Ukrainian military units have been reluctant to engage with Russian forces and said the units offering resistance are mostly volunteer battalions made up of rightwing Ukrainian nationalists. He offered no evidence for his claims, which could not be independently verified
‘It’s not rational’: Putin’s bizarre speech wrecks his once pragmatic image ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/its-not-rational-putins-bizarre-speech-wrecks-his-once-pragmatic-image
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He claimed that most Ukrainian military units have been reluctant to engage with Russian forces and said the units offering resistance are mostly volunteer battalions made up of rightwing Ukrainian nationalists. He offered no evidence for his claims, which could not be independently verified
‘It’s not rational’: Putin’s bizarre speech wrecks his once pragmatic image ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/its-not-rational-putins-bizarre-speech-wrecks-his-once-pragmatic-image
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