Claim: Says Vladimir Putin once said, "The breakup of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century."
Fact-check: Did Vladimir Putin call the breakup of the USSR 'the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century?'
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Katie Sanders
Date published: 2014-03-06T00:00:00