Russian President Vladimir Putin told women across his country Tuesday to “be proud” of their male relatives taking part in the invasion of Ukraine, as videos circulating on social media indicated a significant grassroots backlash to the war.In a speech marking International Women’s Day, Putin took a moment to address “the mothers, wives, sisters and fiancées of our men and officers, who are fighting to defend Russia during the special military operation” — the euphemistic term favored by the Kremlin to describe the bloody assault against Moscow’s western neighbor.“I know that you are worried about your loved ones,” he said. “You can be proud of them, just as the whole country is proud and concerned about them.”
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