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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday suggested a missile ‘duel’ with the United States that would show how Russia’s new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile could defeat any U.S. missile defence system. Addressing Western scepticism about the Oreshnik, Putin suggested that both sides select a designated target to be protected by U.S. missiles. …

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By Gleb Bryanski and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian economy is showing signs of overheating which is stoking worryingly high inflation, President Vladimir Putin said, expressing hope for a “balanced” rate decision by the central bank when it meets on Friday. Addressing Russians in his annual phone-in, Putin generally backed the central bank’s tight …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin denied on Thursday that Russia’s nine-year intervention in Syria had been a failure, but expressed concern about Israel’s military operations there since the toppling of his ally Bashar al-Assad. Putin, addressing multiple questions on Syria at a marathon annual news conference, said Moscow had made proposals to the new …

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BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s ruling leftist Social Democrat Party (PSD) has withdrawn from government coalition talks, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said on Thursday, deepening a political crisis. Three votes to elect Romania’s president and parliament descended into chaos when a little known far-right NATO critic won the first presidential round on Nov. 24, prompting Romania’s …

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