国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Putin flexes muscle in annual address ahead of election
<p><span word="MOSCOW">MOSCOW</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 1-- <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="media">media</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="newest">newest</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="penetrating">penetrating</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p><span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="slated">slated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="March">March</span> 18 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landslide">landslide</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="ratings">ratings</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="chairwoman">chairwoman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="Ella">Ella</span> <span word="Pamfilova">Pamfilova</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="element">element</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="campaigning">campaigning</span>.</p><p><span word="MILITARY">MILITARY</span> <span word="STRENGTH">STRENGTH</span></p><p><span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="modernizing">modernizing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="arsenal">arsenal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="global">global</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="upgrading">upgrading</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="shields">shields</span>," <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="Sarmat">Sarmat</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intercontinental">intercontinental</span> <span word="ballistic">ballistic</span> <span word="missile">missile</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> "<span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Poles">Poles</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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