TOKYO -- Russian President Vladimir Putin was in a fiery mood during a meeting with senior officials of the Defense Ministry in Moscow on Dec. 24, reminding them of the contentious relations with the U.S. And because the defense budget was already stretched, he warned that neither theft nor negligence would be tolerated.
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