Posted on 08/23/2018 8:40:53 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Russia will stage its largest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union next month, the country's Defense Ministry said Monday.
Thousands of troops from China and Mongolia are expected to join in the exercises in Siberia, dubbed Vostok 2018, according to statements from the Russian and Chinese defense ministries.
The games will have an "unprecedented scale both in territory and number of troops involved," supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian armed forces, Gen. Sergi Shoigu, said in a statement.
Shoigu said it would be the "largest event since the Zapad-81 maneuvers," which involved as many as 150,000 troops.
If Vostok 2018 is of the scope Shoigu suggested, it would be bigger than the Kremlin's Vostok 2014 exercises. Those involved 155,000 troops, 8,000 pieces of equipment, more than 600 aircraft and 80 naval vessels.
China's contribution to the massive exercises will be 3,200 troops, 900 weapons, and 30 planes and helicopters, which will deploy from September 11 to 15 at Russia's Tsugol training range near where the borders of Russia, China and eastern Mongolia meet, China's Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The September dates announced by China overlap with the Russian-sponsored Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. Chinese President Xi Jinping is among the leaders expected to attend this year's version of the annual event.
In preparation for the September war games, Russian military chief Shoigu ordered surprise combat readiness inspections of airborne troops as well as long-range aviation and air transport units.
The inspections involve "16 special exercises" with an emphasis on "aviation readiness" and "timely deployment of military command and control bodies." Russia has been highlighting its military this year, with Putin in March boasting of new weaponry he claimed would render NATO defenses "completely useless."
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That won’t be cheap to put on.
Interesting
I wonder what is their exercise scenario
The shade of Genghis Khan approves.
North Korea
I thought Russia was broke.
Yep. China’s participation is key here.
In the meantime, the narcissism-driven treacherous left tries to destabilize our country by going after Trump. They aren’t Americans. They truly don’t deserve to call themselves that.
The 80’s called. They want their foreign policy back.
BHO
^^^^^^^ my sincerest apologies. what a mess. always preview first.
Maybe part of it - but doesnt seem to match the forces involved
Much wider conflict
I wonder what scenario they are playing as their exercise driver
Our number 2 foreign policy goal should be vastly improved ties with Russia and isolating China.
Our number 1 goal should be a united US / Russia front against both shia and sunni islam. We need to get out of NATO and stop supporting sunni islam. Russia needs to stop supporting Iran and would do so if they felt they didn’t need to counter balance us in the ME.
One word...WOLVERINES!!!!!!
Anything to try to stay relevant. Putin’s “look at meeeee” policies are embarrassing.
“...near where the borders of Russia, China and eastern Mongolia meet...”
Guess who’s not invited.
It isn't...but a lot of the average people are. Money goes to Putin, his kleptocrats, and the military.
IF it were under different leadership!
And correction to original article. It looks like 300,000 Russian troops are participating now, not 150,000. Quite the spectacle.
Don’t agree. On the international stage Putin is Trump’s twin standing in opposition to the globalist agenda.
What do you find so offensive about Putin?
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