The large-scale military training exercises taking place in the Russian Far East involving many countries, including China, will include the Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Putin arrived in Sergeyevsky, one of the areas where the military gymnasiums, dubbed Vostok-2022, will be held, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. High schools will end tomorrow, September 7.
“A closed-door meeting is underway” with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the head of the Russian armed forces, Valery Gerasimov, Peskov said, adding that Putin “will be able to watch the final phase of the high schools” after the meeting.
Wide participation
The Vostok-2022 exercises began last Thursday with warplane maneuvers, air defense unit movements and mine clearance simulations in the Sea of Japan, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
According to Moscow, more than 50,000 military personnel, more than 5,000 weapons and military equipment – among them 140 aircraft and 60 warships and general support vessels – are participating in the high schools.
Many of its allied and neighboring countries participate in them of Russialike the Belarusthe Syriathe India and the China. These high schools are taking place at a time when the tension between Russia and the West is heightened due to the war in Ukraine, as well as between the US and China due to Taiwan.
Source: News Beast
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