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Reporting by Bhvishya Patel for Sky News
Putin visits new nuclear submarines as he ‘strengthens combat readiness’ of navy
Vladimir Putin has been visiting a shipyard in north western Russia this afternoon for the commissioning of new nuclear submarines.
During his visit, the Russian leader oversaw raising the navy’s flag on the newly built Emperor Alexander III and the Krasnoyarsk nuclear submarines.
He also appeared to emphasise his focus on bolstering Russia’s nuclear forces.
“We will quantitatively strengthen the combat readiness of the Russian Navy, our naval power in the Arctic, the Far East, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Caspian Sea – the most important strategic areas of the world’s oceans,” he said.
The Russian leader’s trip to the ship comes days after he said to Russian soldiers who have fought in Ukraine that he will run again for president in the March election.
Mr Putin is unlikely to face any serious opposition given that most of his critics have either fled the country or been jailed.
