Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Economist: Putin’s people
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to the speech of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at The World Diamond Conference at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Dec. 11, 2014.
A government television channel dubbed Vladimir Putin's latest state of the nation address "A Message from Above". Dmitry Kiselev, Putin's chief propagandist, even likened it to speeches by Roosevelt, Churchill and De Gaulle.