Your choice, and your will, will once again demonstrate that millions of people stand behind our soldiers, that we are a united people bound together by shared values, historical memory, and love for our homeland, and that no one will succeed in dividing or intimidating us.
Putin's statement before the election about support for troops.
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This vote is for you. People believe in you, believe in our victory, believe in your courage, in your heroism.
Understanding that he is entering a difficult situation, he nevertheless does not stop his efforts to help bring about a settlement and to make his contribution to resolving the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
I think it's another mistake, a serious one. And in my view it clearly runs counter to the interests of the German people.
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