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USA Today: Putin admits to Russian military ‘tasks’ in separatist-held eastern Ukraine

By USA Today.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual press conference in Moscow on Dec. 17.
Photo by AFP

After months of denials, Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted for the first time on Dec. 17 that his country’s military is operating in separatist-held eastern Ukraine.

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