President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the West was trying to hold back an increasingly powerful Russia, during an end-of-year press conference that took aim at sanctions and "made-up" spy scandals.

Putin says West trying to 'hold back' powerful Russia

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Putin says West trying to 'hold back' powerful Russia