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Author: Maple Tree
Date: Sep 16, 2008 14:11
... on Tuesday. "Nearly 2.4 trillion roubles ($94.12 billion) will be allocated for the needs of national defence and security (in 2009)," Interfax quoted Putin as saying. "This is an increase of 27 percent." In a brief war last month, Russia crushed an attempt by pro-Western neighbour Georgia to retake South Ossetia, a breakaway region closely tied to Moscow. President Dmitry ...
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