Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, September 29 that the conflicts in the former USSR, including the ongoing one between Russia and Ukraine, were "
of course
" the result of the "
collapse of the Soviet Union
".
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“
Just look at what is happening right now between Russia and Ukraine, what is happening at the borders of some CIS countries.
All of these, of course, are results of the collapse of the Soviet Union
,” he said during a meeting with officials from member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which brings together former Soviet republics.
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