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Urgent: Russian armed forces ready to counter any threat -- Putin

Xinhua, May 9, 2017 Adjust font size:

Russian armed forces are ready to complete any mission and counter any potential aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.

Putin made the remarks prior to a military parade on Moscow's Red Square to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, or World War II. Endi