The meeting involved Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov and Vladimir Kuroyedov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy.
Chief of the General Staff Anatoly Kvashnin, who oversaw the strategic command post exercise, informed the Commander-in-Chief of its preliminary results over a video link-up with Moscow.
Mr Kvashnin said the heavy nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great had successfully destroyed all ballistic targets.
He said combined air-defence/missile-defence operations involving the cruiser had never been conducted before, and that her crew was up to the mark.
According to Kvashnin, the exercise, which had begun a week earlier, envisaged strategic-deterrence operations. According to its scenario, a theoretical enemy launched hostilities at 12.00 pm Moscow time on February 17 in order to undermine Russian military potential, disrupt troop control and establish air superiority.
The exercise aimed to streamline troop control, to conduct initial military operations and to implement air-defence and missile-defence measures.
Kvashnin said Tupolev Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers had launched two cruise missiles, and that Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 Foxbat interceptors had successfully destroyed them.
He said the naval units involved had accomplished most of their objectives.
President Putin also talked to the crew of the cruiser Varyag over a video link-up with the Northern Fleet’s command centre.
The cruiser Varyag is the flagship of a Pacific Fleet unit that recently visited South Korea to pay tribute to the sailors of the legendary cruiser Varyag, which was sunk there 100 years ago.
Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Viktor Fyodorov aboard the Varyag told President Putin that the visit was a success.
A monument to the crew of the cruiser Varyag was unveiled on the central square of Inchon. An exercise involving four Russian and three South Korean warships was held.
When asked by President Putin about the Pacific Fleet’s plans, Admiral Fyodorov replied that it was intended to improve the combat readiness of the Fleet’s task force and to conduct military exercises.