Russia plans to hold massive war games involving 300,000 personnel next month ‑ its biggest military manoeuvres since a Cold War drill in 1981.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Vostok‑2018 drills were justified given "aggressive and unfriendly" attitudes towards his country.
Units from China and Mongolia will also take part in the exercises at military ranges in central and eastern Russia.
The manoeuvres come at a time of rising tension between Nato and Russia.
[Source: BBC]
