MOSCOW, December 19. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has challenged the West to a duel, suggesting it choose a target in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, amass defense systems and try to repel a Russian attack.

"Let them (Western experts who doubt the capacity of Russia’s Oreshnik missile system - TASS) call us and those in the West and the US who pay for their analysis out to conduct sort of a technological experiment and have a 21st century-style high-tech duel. Let them choose a target, say, in Kiev, and amass their air and missile defense systems there, while we will launch an Oreshnik missile at the target. We’ll see what happens. We are ready for such an experiment," Putin said.