Putin: West seeks to weaken Russia from within

Russia will not allow anyone to interfere in its internal affairs, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during his annual address to the Russian parliament.

Putin repeated his accusation that the West is trying to destroy Russia from within, adding that most citizens supported his decision two years ago to send tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine, in what Moscow calls a "special military operation".

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