Guy Faulconbridge

Tue, April 12, 2022, 1:41 AM·4 min read

https://news.yahoo.com/putin-flies-russian-far-east-084120314.html

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• Vladimir PutinPresident of Russia

By Guy Faulconbridge

LONDON (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday peace talks with Ukraine had hit a dead end, using his first public comments on the conflict in more than a week to vow his troops would win and to goad the West for failing to bring Moscow to heel.

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