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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
President Vladimir Putin claimed Russia is ready for talks to end the war in which country?
A
Finland
B
Kenya
C
Ukraine
D
Myanmar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Russian Empire. On January 31, 1667, the Truce of Andrusovo was concluded, in which the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ceded Smolensk, Severia and Chernigov, and, on paper only for a period of two years, the city of Kiev to the Tsardom of Russia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Russo-Ukrainian War is an ongoing international conflict between Russia and Russian-controlled separatists against Ukraine, which began in February 2014.

Detailed explanation-3: -Domestic. According to public opinion surveys conducted by NGO Levada Center, Putin’s approval rating was just 60% in July 2020. Putin’s popularity rose from 31% in August 1999 to 80% in November 1999, never dropping below 65% during his first presidency.

Detailed explanation-4: -During Putin’s first two terms as president, he signed into law a series of liberal economic reforms, such as the flat income tax of 13 percent, reduced profits-tax and new land and civil codes. Within this period, poverty in Russia reduced by more than half and real GDP has grown rapidly.

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