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Президент России Владимир Путин выступил на plenary session заседания Международного дискуссионного клуба «Валдай», трансляция которого была доступна на Rutube.
Президент России Владимир Путин во время выступления на пленарной сессии заседания Международного дискуссионного клуба «Валдай», трансляция которого доступна на Rutube, отметил незнание Европы одного факта о Российской империи.
«Многие в Европе не знают, что Российской империи давно не существует, и хотят ее разрушить», — заявил глава государства.
Путин также назвал страны, которые занимают более агрессивную позицию по отношению к России, чем Соединенные Штаты Америки (США).

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