President claims Russia can ‘cope with any challenge’ in address delayed by cyber-attack, but largely avoids discussing Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has delivered a combative speech repeating his critique of the west and saying the sanctions “blitzkrieg” against Moscow never had any chance of succeeding.
“We are strong people and can cope with any challenge. Like our ancestors, we will solve any problem, the entire thousand-year history of our country speaks of this,” he said. Putin also accused the west, rather than Russia, of being responsible for looming food crises by “snapping up” supplies. “Famine in the poorest countries will be on the conscience of the US administration and the Eurocrats,” he said.
During the question and answer session that followed, the Russian leader called his country’s actions in Ukraine “absolutely legitimate”. He also joked about. “Like Mark Twain once said: ‘The rumours about my death were greatly exaggerated.’”
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