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Russian President Vladimir Putin has hit back after his US counterpart Joe Biden said in an interview that he considered him to be a killer . It takes one to know one, Mr Putin said on Russian TV, and challenged Mr Biden to talk to him live on air.
Mr Putin rejects accusations that his security services tried to kill opposition politician Alexei Navalny.
The US president also told ABC News Mr Putin would pay the price for alleged meddling in the 2020 US election.
Russia has called home its ambassador for talks to prevent the irreversible deterioration of ties.
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