- Title: Timeline of 20 years of Russia's Vladimir Putin in power
- Date: 27th December 2019
- Summary: After years of mutual criticism with Western countries, Putin's Russia tries to forge closer ties with East. Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasize friendship in their public meetings, sometimes informal. VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA (FILE - SEPTEMBER 11, 2018) (RUSSIAN POOL) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF PUTIN AND CHINESE PRESIDENT, XI JINPING COOKING PANCAKES PRESIDENTS FLIPPING PANCAKES VARIOUS OF PRESIDENTS PUTIN RED AND BLACK CAVIAR ON PANCAKES PRESIDENTS TOASTING VODKA, DRINKING XI EATS PANCAKE SOCHI, RUSSIA (OCTOBER 18, 2018) (RUSSIAN POOL) FORUM IN PROGRESS, SCREEN SHOWING TEXT READING (in Russian) "'WHY WOULD WE WANT A WORLD WITHOUT RUSSIA?" AUDIENCE LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "Of course, it (nuclear war) is a world catastrophe. (CONTINUES OVER SHOT OF FORUM IN PROGRESS) But I repeat, we cannot be the ones who initiated it, we do not make the preventive strike. (OVER PEOPLE IN AUDIENCE LISTENING) Yes, in this situation we wait for someone to use nuclear arms against us, (OVER MID OF PUTIN TALKING) not doing anything ourselves. But in this case aggressor should know that vengeance in inevitable, that he will be annihilated, (OVER CLOSE OF PUTIN) and we are the victims of the aggression. We will go to heaven as martyrs, and they will just drop dead.
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- Keywords: Putin in power Putin's anniversary Russia Russia's President Vladimir Putin
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- Country: Russia
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