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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin hit out on Thursday at the West’s “double-standards” amid a Cold-War-style dispute over Ukrainian elections, accusing it of fomenting “permanent revolutions” in Moscow’s backyard.

Mr Putin again slammed US-led plans to press ahead with elections next month in Iraq and said it was the height of hypocrisy for Western governments to criticise Russia for pursuing its interests in neighbouring former Soviet republics.