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Russia: Vladimir Putin delivers "a message of openness" at state of the nation speech
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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual state-of-the-nation speech on Wednesday. FRANCE 24's Theo Merz reports from Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday kicked off his annual state of the nation address which sets the political agenda for the year, as supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny prepared for mass protests. This year's address comes with Moscow locked in diplomatic disputes with the United States and Europe over Navalny, a Russian troop build-up on Ukraine's borders and a series of espionage scandals.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives annual state of the nation address. IMAGES
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