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"The opposition will have a strategy - whether it is to come out and press us, whether it is to sit back and play on the counter. We have to be good enough to solve the problem."

The Russian president blames the West and its society of "degenerates" for the war in Ukraine, suspends his country's participation in a nuclear arms reduction treaty and calls "grovelling" sanctioned oligarchs home. Here are the key moments from Putin's state of the nation address.

The Kremlin on Wednesday welcomed a Russian company's offer of "bounty payments" for soldiers who destroy Western-made tanks on the battlefield in Ukraine, saying it would spur Russian forces to victory.

Macarthur FC and Western United played out a sapping 2-2 A-League Men draw on Saturday.

Central Coast will be aiming to bounce back from last week's shock loss to Wellington when they take on Western Sydney at home on Saturday.

Western United's Alessandro Diamanti has ramped up the pressure on Sydney FC with a late goal in his side's 1-0 win.

Hannah Keane has led the way as Western United returned to winning ways with a 2-0 A-League Women victory over Brisbane Roar in Hobart.

Melbourne Victory have extended their unbeaten A-League Women run to seven games with a 0-0 draw against Western Sydney.

A-League Women newcomers Western United have pulled off a coup by signing defender Angie Beard.