Putin: veiled reference to U.S. - want to "rule over all mankind"

Putin: veiled reference to U.S. - want to "rule over all mankind"

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Speaking in front of Moscow's iconic St. Basil's Cathedral on Red Square, Putin told a group of military cadets and youth group members that while "an overwhelming majority of people in the world" are friendly toward Russia, there are some who "keep saying to this day that our nation should be split."

"Some believe that we are too lucky to possess so much natural wealth, which they say must be divided," Putin said, speaking on National Unity Day. "These people have lost their mind," he added...

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Article goes onto mention that has "never happened in the history of the planet." Putin's two-term presidency ends next year.

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