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Putin accuses West of wanting 'to be done' with Russia

Published: 21 Feb 2023 - 01:04 pm | Last Updated: 21 Feb 2023 - 01:06 pm
A family watches a TV broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the nation address in Moscow on February 21, 2023. (Photo by Yuri Kadobnov/ AFP)

A family watches a TV broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the nation address in Moscow on February 21, 2023. (Photo by Yuri Kadobnov/ AFP)

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Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the West of wanting "to be done with" Russia, as he gave his state of the nation address.

"Western elites are not hiding their goal - to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia. It means to be done with us once and for all," Putin said ahead of the first anniversary of the military intervention.