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Monday, February 20, 2012

Putin: Russian Military To Get $770B Upgrade

MOSCOW - Russia needs to modernize its military arsenals to deter others from grabbing its resources, Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in an article published Monday.

Putin, who is running to reclaim presidency in March 4 election, didn't name any specific nation eyeing Russian mineral riches, but in the past he had repeatedly accused the United States of trying to weaken Russia in order to sideline a rival.

"We mustn't tempt anyone with our weakness," Putin wrote in the government daily Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

He must be talking about Salisbury.

Anonymous said...

We could use a man like him!