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Welcome back. president putin has tried to sell his attack on ukraine to the russian people as a crusade that required sacrifices. frederik pleitgen takes a closer look at the sentiment inside russia as the one year anniversary of the invasion approaches. >> reporter: vladimir putin rallying his nation for a tough battle. at a massive event in moscow, putins message to the crowd, russian 2rtroops in ukraine are fighting for russias survival. >> translator: there is a battle going on for our hist...