Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would "never back down" as he addressed Russian citizens with his traditional New Year's speech from Kremlin. Residents of Kamchatka and Chukotka, where the New Year arrives early as the time difference with Moscow is plus 9 hours were the first to see Putin make the address, WION reported.
The Russian president praised his country's military personnel without explicitly mentioning the conflict in Ukraine. This is different from last year when the Kremlin chief was flanked by soldiers in uniform.
Putin described 2024 as the "year of the family" in front of the traditional backdrop of the Kremlin.
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