A few years ago Mr Putin said Russia's national idea was to be competitive.

几年前普京曾说俄罗斯的国家观念是有竞争力。

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But questioning gas agreements, Mr Putin said, was "dangerous and counter-productive".

但对于天然气协议的质疑，普金表示是没有效果的。

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"It was a joint decision: we hardly see each other, each of us has our own life", Mr Putin said.

普京说：“这是我们共同的决定：我们几乎见不到对方，而且都有各自的生活。”

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(Speaking in Russian) Mr.Putin says Russians won the Second World War and that, whatever is said by whomever, victory was achieved.

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But Mr.Putin has also said they would decide between themselves who would run.

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Mr Putin said this would go ahead, but only on a strictly mutual basis.

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Mr Putin said repeatedly that there would be no renationalisation of privatised firms on his watch.

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"If he'd like to have a Russian passport, consider it settled, " Mr Putin said.

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