If Westerners want to defeat Russia, "let them try", says Putin

“Let them try!” Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday challenged the West to defeat Russia "on the battlefield" in Ukraine, where Americans and Europeans have accelerated arms deliveries to Kyiv forces.

If Westerners want to defeat Russia, "let them try", says Putin

“Let them try!” Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday challenged the West to defeat Russia "on the battlefield" in Ukraine, where Americans and Europeans have accelerated arms deliveries to Kyiv forces.

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“Today we hear that they want to defeat us on the battlefield. What to say ? Let them try!” said Mr. Putin during a meeting with the leaders of the groups in the lower house of Parliament, broadcast on television.

The Russian president added that Russia has "not started serious things yet" in Ukraine.

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