Putin called Russia's security and the protection of its interests a key task.

Ensuring Russia's security and reliably protecting the country's national interests is a key task at the moment. This was announced on July 27 by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a video message to the participants of the July Storm operational exercises.

"Our key task is to ensure Russia's security, reliably protect the sovereignty and national interests of the Motherland. The Navy plays and is assigned a huge role in this," he said.

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