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Putin's escalation a 'desperate ploy'

Al Jazeera · 3 years ago
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
3 years ago

Critics say Russian President Vladimir Putin's plan for referendum's in occupied parts of Ukraine is a 'sham', and his declaration for the mobilization of nearly 300,000 troops is a 'desperate ploy' as Russia loses ground to the Ukraine counteroffensive.

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