Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that God and fate had entrusted him and his army with “the mission” to defend Russia, at a ceremony to award military decorations.
“Fate willed it so, God willed it so, if I may say so. A mission as difficult as it is honorable — defending Russia — has been placed on our and your shoulders together,” he told servicemen who fought in Ukraine on the eve of the third anniversary of Moscow’s offensive.
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