Editor's note : this image is distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) attends a meeting with Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) following a flag-raising ceremony on the frigate "Admiral Golovko" at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in Saint Petersburg, on December 25, 2023. (Photo by Alexey DANICHEV / POOL / AFP)