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Report: officers gagged over Russian reforms (AP)

 
AP - Russia's top military officer has banned officers from talking publicly about sweeping reforms to the armed forces, an apparent effort to stem growing discontent among the military's top brass, a newspaper reported Saturday. (link)

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