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In a wood-panelled room, flanked by the flags of Russia and the Russian presidency, Vladimir

Putin is broadcasting a televised address.

Days earlier, the U.S. and the U.K. gave permission for attack arms and storm shadow missiles

respectively to be used by Ukrainian forces against military facilities

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