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#ThewRap: Things you need to know, June 8, 2018
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New hypersonic missiles guarantee parity with U.S. – Putin
'Faster than Mach 20, twenty times the speed of sound,' says Russian President Vladimir Putin. 'I don't think other countries will develop such a weapon in the coming years ... we already have it.'
Moldovan court suspends president's powers over minister refusal
Dodon, a figurehead leader who backs closer ties with Russia, repeatedly refused at the end of December to appoint 5 ministers and two deputy ministers put forward by his pro-EU Prime Minister Pavel Filip
Putin warns terror suspects can be killed 'on the spot'
His spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters later that the Russian leader was referring to all those "who harbor plans to carry out acts of terror in our country."
Trump versus the rest as violent G20 wraps up
US President Donald Trump remains at loggerheads with fellow leaders over climate change as the most fractious and violent G20 summit to date drew to a close ahead of fresh mass protests
Kremlin says Erdogan apologized to Putin over downed jet
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apologized to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over Ankara s downing of a Russian military jet last year that shattered ties the Kremlin said Monday June 27
Putin wraps up Greek trip with Russian monastery visit
Accompanied by Patriarch Kirill the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Putin visits he Russian monastery of St Panteleimon on the west coast of the Halkidiki peninsula
Putin: Russian oil firms agree to freeze output
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with oil companies to address falling oil prices
Putin, Merkel, Hollande urge Ukraine ceasefire
The leaders also hope the withdrawal of heavy weapons will occupy a central place on the agenda
Merkel, Putin agree on international probe of #MH17 crash
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree for an international investigation into the downing of a Malaysian plane over Ukraine and for rapid access to the crash site
Putin vows to respect Ukraine vote
We will treat [Ukraine s] choice with respect said Russian President Vladimir Putin
