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Editor's Note: The following is the Kremlin's official English-language translation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's Dec. 18 news conference that lasted three hours. The event was broadcast live by Channel One, Rossiya-1 and Rossiya-24 TV channels, and by the Radio Rossii, Mayak and Vesti FM radio stations. Nearly 1,300 Russian and foreign journalists were accredited to cover the news conference.

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