FILE PHOTO. Russia's President Vladimir Putin oversees military exercises. © Reuters / Sputnik / Alexei Nikolsky
* Putin said ship drills in the Black Sea and bomber flights near Ukraine border are ramping up tensions in the region and show Russia is not being taken seriously
* President said West selling weapons to Ukraine was also destabilising the region
* As he spoke, Russian navy tested what it called 'unstoppable' hypersonic missile
* Putin has been building up thousands of troops and tanks on Ukraine's border
Vladimir Putin has accused the West of 'escalating' tensions around Ukraine by building up forces on his border, even as thousands of Russian troops, tanks and artillery pieces sit close by.
The Russian president said Europe and the US had carried out ship drills in the Black Sea and flown bombers close to the frontier - crossing 'red lines' and showing that Russia is not being taken seriously.
As he spoke, the Russian military test-fired an 'unstoppable' hypersonic Zircon missile at a target in the White Sea - saying it scored a direct hit.
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