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Fortune
Christiaan Hetzner

Russian hawks fume after Biden beats Putin to a triumphant welcome in Kyiv

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing the nation on Tuesday ahead of the one-year anniversary of his war in Ukraine. (Credit: Sergei Savostyanov—SPUTNIK/AFP/Getty Images)

As the war in Ukraine marks its one-year anniversary this week, Joe Biden’s symbolic visit to the country has Russian hawks thumping mad. 

For them, it was supposed to be a conquering Vladimir Putin strolling triumphantly through the streets of the capital first, not the U.S. President—and critics are not biting their tongues over their deep displeasure.

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