Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Western countries against sending troops to Ukraine.
He said the consequences of such a decision would be tragic.
In his annual state of the nation address, President Putin accused the West of trying to drag Russia into an arms race.
At the same time, he said Russia needed to strengthen its defences on its western border now that Sweden and Finland were joining NATO.
President Putin said the West provoked the conflict in Ukraine and continues to lie, without any embarrassment, saying that Russia allegedly intends to attack Europe.
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