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by Harley Schlanger
kremlin.ru
President Vladimir Putin of Russia, in his annual State of the Nation address on April 21, warned that Russia will not tolerate actions that threaten its sovereign interests.
April 23 As tensions increase dramatically due to the targeting of Russia, China and other nations that refuse to submit to the unipolar, “rules-based order” enforced by the U.S., UK and NATO, President Putin delivered a stern warning in his 17th annual State of the Nation Address on April 21. While addressing Russian concerns over the state of the economy, his remarks were pointed regarding the strategic crisis stemming from ongoing geopolitical provocations in Ukraine, against Belarus and elsewhere, even as he reiterated his desire for more cooperation, renewing his call for a summit of the Permanent Five (P5) members of the United Nations Security Council.