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Putin sends message to West as hes sworn in for new term as president | News [Video]

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Vladimir Putin sent a message to the West during his inauguration ceremony on Tuesday 7 May.

He began his fifth term as Russia’s president at a glittering ceremony inside the gilded Grand Kremlin Palace and placed his hand on the Russian constitution, vowing to defend it as a crowd of hand-picked dignitaries looked on.

“We do not refuse dialogue with Western countries. The choice is theirs,” Mr Putin stated.

Already in office for nearly a quarter-century and the longest-serving Kremlin leader since Joseph Stalin, his new term doesn’t expire until 2030, when he will be constitutionally eligible to run again.

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GRAPHIC WARNING: Multiple Russian strikes on Kharkiv kill at least 11 | REUTERS [Video]

Russian strikes killed at least 11 people, including a pregnant woman, and injured 25 others in two separate attacks in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, local officials said. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #world #UkraineCrisis #RussiaUkrainewar #Ukraine #Russia #Kharkiv #strikes Read the story here: https://reut.rs/3yq4IRL👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribeKeep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReutersFollow Reuters on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReutersFollow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

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Putin concludes a trip to China by emphasizing its strategic and personal ties to Russia | KLRT [Video]

BEIJING (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a two-day visit to China on Friday, emphasizing the countries burgeoning strategic ties as well as his own personal relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they sought to present an alternative to U.S. global influence. Putin praised the growth in bilateral trade while touring a China-Russia []