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Putin 'trying to position himself in a world that is dangerous for him' Vladimir Putin is trying to position himself in a world that is dangerous for him, Dr Peter Frankopan, professor of global history at the University of Oxford, has said. Speaking to Sky News today, Dr Frankopan said Mr Putin's trip to Mariupol was his first visit that we know about in which he has been to Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. He said one could "read this as an act of defiance". He went on to say another point to bear in mind is that China's President Xi...
