‘Ukraine just a pretext’: Putin slams steps against ‘countries having ties with Russia’
Thursday, 4 September 2025 () Vladimir Putin dismissed the Ukraine conflict as a Western pretext for broader sanctions against countries with strong economic ties to Russia, citing tariffs on Brazil as an example unrelated to the conflict. He attributed these measures to trade imbalances, particularly between the U.S. and major economies like India, China, and Brazil.
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