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According to Bert Sundström, Putin's speech was full of outright lies.

Partly about the will of the people in the occupied territories, partly about Russia's right to take over another country's territories with military force.

In addition, he continued to lie that those in power in Ukraine are Nazis.

- Finally, this about NATO, the West and the USA trying to destroy Russia.

The mock polls are described as frauds by the outside world - and even the UN has spoken out.