Putin Accuses the West of Using Ukrainians as ‘Cannon Fodder’


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Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Friday of "exploiting" Ukraine and using its population as "cannon fodder" in the ongoing war. The Russian leader launched a heated attack against the Western nations that have assisted Ukraine in the conflict that began after Putin launched a full-scale invasion on February 24. The U.S. has provided just over $50 billion in military, financial and humanitarian aid since the conflict began, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a think tank in Germany. On November 20, Europe, for the first time, surpassed the U.S. in the value of total...