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‘We Know How to Defend Our Interests’: Putin’s Emerging Hard Line
The New York Times
With an air of moral superiority, the Russian president seems intent on teaching President Biden and other Western leaders a lesson.
KYIV, Ukraine — The world according to President Vladimir V. Putin looks like this: Russia is on the rise while the West is in chaos. The West, spurred on by a new American president who is more anti-Russian than his predecessor, seeks Russia’s — and Mr. Putin’s — destruction. And it is time for Russia, imbued with a moral authority and a thinning supply of patience, to hit back.More Related News