Russia readies for huge military exercises as tensions with west simmer Read more“Briefings on the exercise scenario and progress; opportunities to talk to individual soldiers; and overflights over the exercise. “So we call on Russia to observe the letter and the spirit of the Vienna document. Russia and Belarus claim that the Zapad (“west”) exercises, which will be held in Belarus and parts of western Russia between 14 and 20 September, will involve about 12,700 troops. He said: “I would like to say that we are concerned about the nature and lack of transparency of the exercise. The country holds the Zapad exercises every four years.

Source: The Guardian September 06, 2017 17:44 UTC