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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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David Hughes & Patrick Daly & Isobel Frodsham

Putin 'panicking' over revolution in Moscow as he battles to control Ukraine, PM says

Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine because he is terrified of a pro-democracy revolution in Moscow, Boris Johnson has said.

The Prime Minister said Mr Putin was in a "total panic" about the prospect of a popular uprising in his own country if freedom was allowed to flourish in Kyiv.

The Tory leader claimed the war was a "turning point for the world", forcing countries to stand up to Russia rather than "making accommodations with tyranny".

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