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Reuters
Politics

Russia is "methodically carrying out" its plan in eastern Ukraine - Defence Minister

FILE PHOTO: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia February 14, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS

Russian forces are "methodically carrying out" plans to "liberate" two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, Russia's defence minister said on Tuesday.

Sergei Shoigu said the West, by arming Ukraine, was doing everything it could to prolong Moscow's military operation.

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