Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front L) shakes hands with the Commander of the Western Military District Anatoly Sidorov, as Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) stands in the background, upon his arrival at the Kirillovsky firing ground in the Leningrad region, March 3, 2014. Putin on Monday watched Russian tanks and armoured vehicles trundle across the training ground in the north-west of the country. [Photo/Agencies]