Putin says setting up a nuclear power unit in space is a priority for Russia

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CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin told government officials on Thursday that space projects, including setting up a nuclear power unit in space, should be a priority and get proper financing, according to state news agency TASS. Russia “has good competencies and, moreover, even has such reserves that we can be proud of, which we can count on in the future,” Putin said during a meeting with members of the government, pointing as an example to a nuclear power unit that would operate in space. “We need to finance it on time,” Putin said, according to TASS. “We just need...