Russia on Tuesday launched what it has called its largest every military drills , with hundreds of thousands of Russian troops taking part along with Chinese soldiers in a massive show of force that has rattled the West . The week- long war games dubbed “ Vostok - 2018” (East - 2018 ), “ have kicked off” in far eastern Russia and on the Pacific Ocean , the defence ministry said in a statement . It released video footage of military vehicles , planes , helicopters and ships getting into position for the initial stage of the drills . The drills, which include the Chinese and Mongolian armies , have been condemned by NATO as a rehearsal for “ large - scale conflict” . President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend Vostok - 2018 after hosting an economic forum in Russia ’ s far eastern city Vladivostok where his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is one of the prominent guests . The military exercises come at a time of escalating tensions between Moscow and the West over accusations o...
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