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Putin pledges 400 ICBMs for Russia in 10 years
Moscow, Feb 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's armed forces will receive over 400 modern intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), more than 100 military spacecraft and over 2,300 new tanks within the next 10 years, Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin said. Earlier media voiced fears that by 2020, Russia' ICBM arsenal could reduce by more than half as over 400 missiles would go

Russian works 12 years as lawyer with fake diploma
/RIA Novosti) A court in Russia sentenced a prominent lawyer and TV presenter to two years in prison for fraud when it was uncovered that he had been practicing law with a false diploma for over 12 years, the Kommersant newspaper reported Monday.

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US drones fly over Syria to monitor situation
/RIA Novosti) US military and intelligence drones are flying over Syria to monitor developments in the country torn by civil strife, NBC reported.

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Syria, Egypt in tit-for-tat envoy withdrawal
/RIA Novosti) Syria recalled its ambassador to Egypt Sunday over Cairo's withdrawal of its envoy in Damascus, the Al Jazeera TV channel reported.

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Motorists circle Moscow in anti-Putin protest
/RIA Novosti) Hundreds of cars with white ribbons and balloons drove around Moscow Sunday to protest the expected return of Vladimir Putin as the Russian president in next month's elections.

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Medvedev has 1 mn Twitter followers
/RIA Novosti) The number of followers of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Twitter has exceeded one million.

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