President Vladimir Putin 's tirade on Wednesday has been poured over and one expert has characterised him as a ' hostile enforcer '.
The televised address covered remarks - and warnings - aimed at traitors, oligarchs, and his enemies.Putin's harshest words were directed to Russians who disagreed with him, calling pro-Western Russians "scum and traitors".
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has entered its fourth week amid broad Western sanctions and protests inside the country and globally.
For his enemies in the West and abroad, Putin sent out a chilling warning and doubled down on his claims he was not at fault for the invasion of Ukraine.
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