Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, President Vladimir Putin, and Valery Gerasimov (L-R), Russia’s First Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, observe the main stage of the Vostok 2018 military excercises held jointly by the Russian Armed Forces and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army at the Tsugol range.
Alexei Nikolsky, TASS
CNBC: Russia conducts massive military drills with China, sending a message to the West
* Russia is carrying out a series of large-scale military exercises with China, India and Pakistan in what experts believe is Moscow trying to send a powerful message to the West.
* The military drills take place annually but Russia has upped the ante this year by inviting forces from China, India and Pakistan (as well as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) to take part in the drills.
* The exercises are not directed at any other country, Russia said.
Russia is carrying out a series of large-scale military exercises with China, India and Pakistan in what experts believe is Moscow trying to send a powerful message to the West.
The military drills take place annually but Russia has upped the ante this year by inviting forces from China, India and Pakistan (as well as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) to take part in the drills.
The exercises will involve 128,000 military personnel, more than 20,000 weapons and military equipment, about 600 aircraft and up to 15 ships and support vessels, according to the Russian defense ministry. The drills are designed to test the combat-readiness of the military command and troops within the central military district in Russia (hence being called “Tsentr-2019”) and will also see the country test its military capabilities in the Arctic.
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1 comment:
Yeah but what a stupid message
This is not a united front. The opposite! India and Pakistan are always a razor edge from nuclear (!!) War with each other. On top China almost went to war against India 2 years or so ago.. rofl These guys are attending and then spying on their weaknesses
Plus my feeling is that Russia will not be able to afford this any longer..look at their economy. .smaller than Italy's--and Italy is not really a rich country in the EU either. But I guess as long as Russia won't run out of oil (which they won't for hundreds of years) they can afford it because the military doesn't live well either. If you go from being a marine (already decent salary especially as you have no housing costs), you can make a move to the private sector and earn 200k/year no problem. Try that in Russia lol
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