Russian President Vladimir Putin holds an annual meeting with top military officials [Getty Images]

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - DECEMBER,24 (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Chief Commander of General Staff Valery Gerasimov (R) watch a clip with map of Baltic states during the annual meeting with top military officials at the Extended Board of the Ministry of Defense in Moscow, Russia, December,24,2019. Putin said that Russia is only one country in the World that has hypersonic weapons even though its military spending is a fraction of U.S. military budget. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

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