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Putin held a meeting with the participation of the head of the Ministry of Defense and the chief of the General Staff

June 12, 2024
Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff and Russian President Vladimir Putin [PHOTO: Reuters]

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin late in the evening of June 11 held a meeting with the participation of Defense Minister Andrei Belousov , Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov , as well as district commanders. This was announced by the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov.

“The head of state, the supreme commander-in-chief was reported on the progress of the special military operation, as well as plans to continue military operations,” the Kremlin spokesman said.

According to Peskov, after the general meeting, Putin spoke with the participants of the event separately.

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The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

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