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Last Updated:February 23, 2025, 15:53 IST
Putin was addressing Russian soldiers who fought in Ukraine as the war entered its fourth year.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses the audience during the Future Technologies Forum at the World Trade Center in Moscow. (IMAGE: AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that God and fate had entrusted him and his army with “the mission" to defend Russia, at a ceremony to award military decorations.
“Fate willed it so, God willed it so, if I may say so. A mission as difficult as it is honourable — defending Russia — has been placed on our and your shoulders together," he told servicemen who fought in Ukraine on the eve of the third anniversary of Moscow’s offensive.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - AFP)Location :Moscow, Russia
First Published:February 23, 2025, 15:52 IST
News world Putin Says ‘God’ Has Placed Mission Of Defending Russia On His Shoulders
