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Mon Oct 27, 2025, 06:38 AM Monday

Putin freaks out as Trump backs new sanctions - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD



Vladimir Putin is not having a good week. After the U.S. announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russia’s largest oil companies and the defense sector, the Kremlin boss went into a meltdown on camera. Putin ranted that “no self-respecting country acts under pressure,” but his face said it all – Russia is cracking under the weight of its own war and isolation.

From soaring gas prices and factory shutdowns to a budget in freefall, Russia's “strongman” is now sounding more like a man desperate for a deal. But as the world laughs at his latest outburst, one thing is clear: sanctions and Ukrainian resilience are working better than any Kremlin speech.

Join Jonasz Rewiński in the new episode of Break the Fake to find out more.
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