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Putin says Ukraine government is 'illegitimate regime'

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the plenary session of the 2022 Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, Russia September 7, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Smirnov/Pool via REUTERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday repeated his assertion that the Ukrainian government is an "illegitimate regime," saying it was founded after a "coup" in 2014.

Speaking at an economic forum in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, Putin also rejected claims that Russia had violated international law.

(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

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