Putin compares himself to Peter the Great in quest to take back Russian lands

A woman takes a selfie in front of a poster with an image of Peter the Great in Saint Petersburg on Thursday, the 350th anniversary of his birth. Photograph: Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images

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