Russia: September 11, 2001

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President Putin condemned the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington and put troops on alert. Putin called terrorism "the plague of the 21st century" and called for nations to unite to fight it. Interestingly, the terrorist attacks had one effect the terrorists were looking for; Moscow money exchange offices refused to accept US dollars. 

 

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