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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that developing Russia's naval capabilities remained a priority following drills conducted by his country's Pacific Fleet. A transcript on the Kremlin website released Monday outlined a conversation between Putin and Sergei Shoigu, his defense minister. Shoigu said exercises that had started Friday involved 25,000 personnel, 89 aircraft and helicopters, as well as 167 warships, including 12 submarines. The drills included submarine searches on the approaches to Peter the Great Gulf on the southern coast of Primorsky Krai and Avacha Bay on the southeastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. There were other exercises in the...
