[Breaking] Putin: "The West refuses to hear our position... Clash inevitable"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on the 9th (local time) at the Victory Day ceremony commemorating the end of World War II held at Red Square in Moscow that NATO "did not want to listen to Russia's position and had other plans," adding that "Russia's preemptive rejection of their provocations was the right decision."

President Putin also asserted that the Russian military is fighting on the eastern Donbas front in Ukraine for the security of the Russian people and homeland. He emphasized, "The death of every soldier is a sorrow for all of us, and we will do everything to support the families and children of soldiers who died in Ukraine."

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