MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Dec.20 for improvement of Moscow's secret services to tackle "modern challenges and threats" amid his country's standoff with the West over the Ukrainian crisis.
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Business Recorder: Putin urges Russia’s secret services to tackle ‘modern challenges’
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is seen through a video camera's viewfinder, as he speaks during his annual press conference in Moscow on Dec. 18, 2014.
