In this handout photo released by Russian Defence Ministry, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov, centre, attends a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Chiefs of General Staff Committee in Moscow, Russia. Yuri Dashkin, secretary of the CIS Defence Ministers Council, is at left. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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In this handout photo released by Russian Defence Ministry, participants attend a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Chiefs of General Staff Committee in Moscow, Russia. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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In this handout photo released by Russian Defence Ministry, military officials attend a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Chiefs of General Staff Committee in Moscow, Russia. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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In this handout photo released by Russian Defence Ministry, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov, second left, attends a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Chiefs of General Staff Committee in Moscow, Russia. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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In this handout photo released by Russian Defence Ministry, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov attends a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Chiefs of General Staff Committee in Moscow, Russia. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

04.04.2024#8655472

In this handout photo released by Russian Defence Ministry, military officials attend a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Chiefs of General Staff Committee in Moscow, Russia. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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In this handout photo released by Russian Defence Ministry, military officials attend a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Chiefs of General Staff Committee in Moscow, Russia. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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In this handout photo released by Russian Defence Ministry, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov, second left, attends a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Chiefs of General Staff Committee in Moscow, Russia. Yuri Dashkin, secretary of the CIS Defence Ministers Council, is at left. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

04.04.2024#8655464

In this handout photo released by Russian Defence Ministry, military officials attend a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Chiefs of General Staff Committee in Moscow, Russia. YEditorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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In this handout photo released by Russian Defence Ministry, military officials attend a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Chiefs of General Staff Committee in Moscow, Russia. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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