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Causes and Origins of Ukrainian Conflict Laid Bare by Vladimir Putin - Video

Russian President Vladimir Putin held an extended meeting with the Board of Russia's Ministry of Defense (MoD) on November 19, where the head of state and defense minister made several important statements.
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President Putin has touched on the subject of the Ukrainian conflict and what caused it during his speech at a Russian Ministry of Defense meeting:
The Russian leader pointed out that in 2014, the United States effectively torpedoed any chance of normal bilateral relations between Moscow and Kiev by staging a violent coup in Ukraine.
He also noted that the US deliberately dragged Russia and Europe into a conflict in Ukraine, with one of Washington’s goals being the disruption of Russo-European relations.
According to Putin, the Western powers currently seek to press Ukraine into NATO, as well as subjugate Russia by carving it into smaller pieces.
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