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The drills also involved Tu-95 strategic bombers firing long-range cruise missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise tested the skills of military command structures, the Kremlin said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chief of the military\u2019s General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, reported to Putin via video link that the drills were intended to \u201cpractice procedures for authorizing the use of nuclear weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putin, sitting alone at a round white table, faced big screens showing Gerasimov and Defense Minister Andrei Belousov. All three men would be involved in launching nuclear weapons in case of conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Putin emphasized that the maneuvers had been planned in advance, they came hours after President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan for a swift meeting with Putin in Budapest was on hold because he didn\u2019t want it to be a \u201cwaste of time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision about the meeting in Budapest, Hungary, which Trump had announced last week, was made following a call Monday between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lavrov made clear in comments Tuesday that Russia is opposed to an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. 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