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Vladimir Putin said the U.S. was trying to goad Russia into armed conflict, but that he hoped for more dialogue, even as Russian troops mass.

Tuesday, February 1, 2022 1:02 PM EST

President Putin, whose decision to mass 100,000 troops near the Ukrainian border precipitated the current diplomatic crisis, said the U.S. was trying to pull Russia into an armed conflict in order to create a pretext for tougher Western sanctions against Russia.

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