Putin: Russia carving out 'buffer zone' around Kharkiv

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Speaking at the end of his state visit to China, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (May 17) that Russian forces advancing in Ukraine's northeast were carving out a buffer zone to protect Russia from attacks. Ukraine's top commander warned on Friday of "heavy battles" looming on the war's new front in the Kharkiv region. Rachel Judah has more.

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