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Putin says wants to push Russia into top five economies
MOSCOW, Dec 20, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday at his annual press conference that he wants to see the country’s economy in the world’s top five.
“The main thing is that we need to get into a new league economically,” Putin told journalists, adding: “We could very well take the fifth place in terms of size of economy. And I think we’ll do that.”
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