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Poland angry at Soviet war role

Polish President Lech Kaczynski has voiced his anger at the Soviet role in World War II at commemorations marking the beginning of the global conflict.

In front of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and other world leaders, Mr Kaczynski said the 1939 Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact had divided Europe.

At an earlier event in the port city of Gdansk, he had described Russia's actions as a "stab in the back".

Mr Putin said all pacts with the Nazis were "morally unacceptable".

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