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He also cautioned that U.S. plans to supply Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would mark a dangerous escalation of the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Addressing the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Putin said Russian troops were advancing along the entire front line in Ukraine and accused nearly the entire NATO alliance of being directly involved in fighting against Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The war in Ukraine \u2014 the deadliest in Europe since World War II \u2014 has driven relations between Moscow and the West to their lowest point since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. 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