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Putin To Ukraine Soldiers: 'Take Power In Your Own Hands'

RUSSIA

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering a televised address. Addressing the Ukrainian military, Putin says they should “take power into your own hands. It’s easier for us to come to an agreement with you than with a band of drug addicted and neonazis [referring to Ukrainian gov't in Kyiv]”

  • Essentialy making a call for the Ukrainian military to remove the Zelensky gov't in Kyiv.
  • Putin states that Russian servicemen 'are acting bravely and heroically'.
  • The aggressive rhetoric in the address seems to strongly counter earlier comments from Kremlin spox talking up the prospect of talks in Minsk w/ Ukrainian gov't and senior Russian officials.

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