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Vladimir Putin has been sworn in as president of Russia for the fifth time with France one of the only Nato members to send an envoy to the ceremony.
Putin is now set to hold power in Russia until at least 2030, which would make him the longest-serving Russian leader since Catherine the Great in the 18th century.
In a terse speech, Putin blamed the West for triggering this invasion of Ukraine and said that Russia needed to stay strong.
“We’re a united and great nation and together we will overcome all obstacles, realise everything we have planned and, together, we will win,” he said during his inauguration in the golden Grand Kremlin Palace.
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