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December 22, 2017. President Vladimir Putin at an expanded meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry Board. Right: Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, First Deputy Defense Minister.
- Package: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends expanded meeting of Russian Defense Ministry Board
- Categories: Politics
- Location: Balashikha, Moscow region, Russia
- Event date: 22.12.2017
- Date published: 22.12.2017
- Author: Mikhail Klimentyev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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