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Russia 2018: Kremlin Countdown

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A tip sheet on Russia's March 18 presidential election delivering RFE/RL and Current Time TV news, videos, and analysis along with links to what our Russia team is watching. Compiled by RFE/RL correspondents and editors.

Shows more video/visualizations of Russian submarines and submarine-launched weapons.

Invites Russians to suggest names for the new weapons on the Defense Ministry website.

Russia has developed hypersonic air-launched nuclear and conventional missiles. Shows another video/visualization.

Says Russia repeatedly warned U.S. and Europe it would take necessary measures to counter U.S. missile defenses and now it has done so.

Says Russia warned it would take such measures in 2004, but the West didn't want to talk with Russia. "No one listened to us then," he says. "So listen to us now."

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