Russia’s plans to conduct ‘West’ war games as it condemns US/South Korea military drills

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Russia and Belarus plan to engage in the “Zapad” war games on the border of Europe in September, prompting concerns from NATO allies. As Russia prepares these drills, it is simultaneously condemning the joint military drills being carried out on the Korean Peninsula by South Korea and the U.S.

CBS News reported Tuesday that Russia’s “Zapad” — translated to “west” — games is raising concerns among NATO alliance members, including the Baltic states and Poland, who will see Russian troops massing near their borders.

According to CBS News, Russia’s deputy defense minister, Lt. Gen. Alexander Fomin, said that foreign observers are invited to watch the drills unfold for themselves and dismissed Western “myths about the so-called Russian threat.”

Fomin stated that the drills would “involve 5,500 Russian and 7,200 Belarusian troops, about 70 aircraft, 250 tanks and 200 artillery systems and 10 navy ships,” CBS News said.

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