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Former president of Ukraine sends defiant message to Putin

The former president of Ukraine has sent a defiant message to Vladimir Putin, as Russia continues its invasion.

Speaking to BBC Newsnight, Petro Poroshenko called on the West to toughen sanctions on Russia and not to trust, or be afraid of, Putin.

4 March 2022

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