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Elly Blake

Putin blasts West in 73-minute rant after cyber attack delays speech

Vladimir Putin launched a 73-minute tirade against the West on Friday after the speech was delayed due to a suspected cyber attack.

The Russian president accused the West of colonial arrogance and said that “stupid” sanctions, which were imposed as punishment for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, amounted to an economic “blitzkrieg”.

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