Vladimir Putin began and ended his annual state of the nation address with it, making crystal clear what is his priority: terrorism.
Russia’s fight against Islamist militants was no doubt the main topic of his hourlong speech inside the glittering halls of the Kremlin on Thursday. The president also hit at Turkey over its shooting down of a Russian jet, highlighted what he said was proof of Russia’s economy pulling out of recession and touched again on the annexation of Crimea.
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Source: Mashable
