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Putin Welcomes New Year With Message of Unity for Russians

RFE/RL

   Russian President Vladimir Putin has rung in the New Year by telling
   the nation that they are living in tough times, but that Russians will
   realize their goals if they stick together.

   "We live in a turbulent, dynamic, contradictory time," he said in his
   annual New Year's address. "But we can and must do everything so Russia
   will develop successfully, so that everything in our life changes for
   the better."
   

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