On the 13th Putin, aboard missile cruiser Varyag, met senior Pacific Fleet
officers and said Russia must secure all borders and territory, adding that
national security tasks are being carried out primarily via the special military
operation in Ukraine. He observed Pacific Fleet exercises on the 12th. Russia’s
defence ministry said the Pacific Fleet has held large-scale drills since the
4th in the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk and the northwest Pacific.