This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Alex Ritzon and at 14 hours GMT on Tuesday, the 21st of February, these are our main stories.

President Putin delivers a fiercely anti-Western state of the nation address,

seeking to justify his invasion of Ukraine one year on.

Kiev has described the speech as laden with conspiracy theories.

Joe Biden is visiting Ukraine's neighbour Poland. He's also making a major speech

in which he'll have the chance to respond to Mr. Putin, yet more devastation in Turkey

from the latest earthquake.

Also in this podcast, we can prove that our TMR happier, less tired than I make

more money. It's pretty cool. Could a four-day week actually be good for business?

In front of a white podium on a stage in Moscow surrounded by Russian flags,

President Putin has delivered a speech lasting nearly two hours.

In an attempt to bolster support and justify his war in Ukraine, Mr. Putin told his audience

that he was defending Russia against Western aggression, which he claimed

started in 2014.

It were them who are guilty, are culpable for the war.

We are using force to stop it. Those who were planning a new attack on Donbass,

Denis Lugansk had a clear understanding that the next

aim was the Crimea and Sevastopol, and we knew and understood that as well.

Now, such far-reaching goals are also discussed in Kiev openly.

Finally, they reveal themselves.

As we thought, we are defending people's lives on native home,

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