MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin says Russia needs a new strategic bomber and will develop it despite high costs.
Speaking Thursday at a meeting with the military top brass after visiting a base in southern Russia, Putin said the project would be expensive and technologically challenging. He added that the job needs to be done despite high costs, according to Russian news agencies.
Putin didn’t mention any specific figures or a give a time frame for the project.
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