Putin warns Russia will respond swiftly to any interference in Ukraine
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 04:54 | 27 April 2022
- Modified Date: 04:58 | 27 April 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned that any countries attempting to interfere in Ukraine would be faced with a swift response from Russia and said all decisions on how Moscow would react in that situation have already been taken.
Addressing lawmakers in St Petersburg, Putin said the West wanted to cut Russia up into different pieces and accused it of pushing Ukraine into conflict with Russia.
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