Russian President Vladimir Putin has railed against the West in his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address, a speech expected set the tone for the year ahead and shed light on how the Kremlin sees its bogged-down war in Ukraine.Putin has frequently justified his invasion of Ukraine by accusing Western countries of threatening Russia. They say nothing could be further from the truth, saying that Moscow's forces attacked Ukraine unprovoked."It's they who have started the war. And we are using force to end it," Putin said in a speech broadcast by all Russian state TV channels on Tuesday.
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