Vladimir Putin ally says West trying to cleave Russia apart

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Jan 10, 2023 02:11 PM IST

Russia-Ukraine War: "In the face of emerging military threats, it is important for us to have such armed forces and special services so that Russia's adversaries would not even think they could fight us," Patrushev said.

Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the West was trying to cleave Russia apart and aimed to wipe it from the political map of the world.

Russia-Ukraine War: Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen.(Reuters)
Russia-Ukraine War: Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen.(Reuters)

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"In the face of emerging military threats, it is important for us to have such armed forces and special services so that Russia's adversaries would not even think they could fight us," Patrushev told the Argumenti i Fakti newspaper.

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