Preparations are under way for Russia’s biggest military exercise since the Cold War, involving about 300,000 service personnel, in eastern Siberia. China is sending 3,200 troops to take part in “Vostok-2018”, with many Chinese armored vehicles and aircraft. Mongolia is also sending some units. The last Russian exercise of similar ...
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said a gang of terrorists has taken advantage of the establishment of a de-escalation zone in Syria’s Idlib province and entrenched their positions in the region, Russia cannot but respond to their aggression. “A gang of terrorists has taken advantage of the fact that ...