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May 17, 2018. Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia and First Deputy Defense Minister Valery Gerasimov is seen here ahead of a meeting held by President Vladimir Putin on key issues of the Armed Forces development with Defense Ministry officials and representatives of the military-industrial complex enterprises.
- Package: President Vladimir Putin holds meeting with officials of Defense Ministry and defense industry
- Categories: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Sochi, Krasnodar region, Russia
- Event date: 17.05.2018
- Date published: 17.05.2018
- Author: Mikhail Klimentyev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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