Russia has resumed long-range patrols by its bomber planes for the first time since the end of the Cold War, President Vladimir Putin announced yesterday.Mr Putin said the bombers - which can carry conventional or nuclear weapons - would again circle the world, 15 years after their flights were suspended. He claimed that the move was a response to the threat posed to Russia by other nations - a clear reference to the United States - which has continued its own long-range missions. "Today 14 strategic bombers took to the air from seven airfields across the country, along with support and refuelling aircraft," Mr Putin told reporters at joint military exercises with China in the Ural mountains.
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