Russia To Hold Sweeping Joint War Games With China

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the audience during the military parade of the participants of the Vostok-2018 war games at Tsugol military training ground © Reuters/SPUTNIK  

Daily Mail: Is Putin backing a Chinese invasion of Taiwan? Russia to hold major war games with China featuring naval exercises supporting ground troops in coastal areas 

* New plans for Russia-China military drills in Sea of Japan likely to alarm Taiwan 

* More than 50,000 of Putin's soldiers will join Chinese counterparts next month 

* The entente suggests Putin could back a potential invasion of Taiwan by Beijing 

* Russian MoD released footage of Chinese troops arriving in Moscow for drills 

Russia and China will join forces to carry out sweeping new military drills in the Sea of Japan in the latest indication Putin could back a Beijing invasion of Taiwan. 

People's Liberation Army troops arrived in Russia to take part in the Kremlin's 'East 2022' exercises across Russia's Far East and the Sea of Japan later this week. More than 50,000 soldiers and 5,000 vehicles including 140 warplanes and 60 warships will conduct the massive exercises just miles from Taiwan.  

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WNU Editor: This is going to be a scaled back exercise .... Russia sharply scales back Far East war games with China (Reuters). 

Russia To Hold Sweeping Joint War Games With China  

Russia to hold sweeping joint war games with China, others -- AP  

Foreign Forces Arrive for Military Drills in Eastern Russia -- AFP  

Russia to hold joint exercises with China -- DW  

Russia to host war games with China as West joins in Exercise Pitch Black -- UPI