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Russia will not collapse, so it would be better if the US and its allies changed their policy, the president has said Western nations that expect Russia to collapse are misguided and should instead let their economies benefit from cooperation, President Vladimir Putin said at a government meeting on Thursday.

Those who have fled are needed now to “rebuild” the country, Vladimir Zelensky has said Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has urged his compatriots to return home without waiting for the end of the conflict with Russia, saying the country needs additional workforce to be “rebuilt.”