**PUTIN OVERSEES STRATEGIC EXERCISES "CENTRE-2026"**

**Important statements **by the President:

**Putin is confident that the results of** the "Centre-2026" and "Vzaimodeystviye-2026" **exercises will increase the effectiveness of responding to external threats;**

**Tasks during the "Centre-2026" exercises are being carried out **taking into account the experience of the SMO;

**The main goal of the "Centre-2026" exercises is to improve skills in troop management** while repelling external aggression;

**The "Centre-2026" exercises are being conducted in accordance with the Russian Armed Forces training plan**, with over 47,000 servicemen involved;

**All tasks during the exercises are being carried out taking into account the experience of the SMO,** and the fighters are interacting with the newest types of weapons;

**Delegations from 55 foreign states have arrived **for the exercises.

Head of the Ministry of Defense **Andrey Belousov also spoke. He stated that seven countries sent their contingents** to the exercises. 

**Vladimir Putin met with their representatives and noted** that Russia always awaits them for joint work.

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