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Added on the 02/06/2022 12:29:57 - Copyright : Euronews EN
It means that Russian troops will remain in Belarus, despite Moscow's promise that they would leave the country after the exercises which were due to end on Sunday.View on euronews
Russia and Belarus begin joint army exercises near the Ukrainian border on Thursday, while NATO allies step up troop deployments amid a flurry of diplomatic activity.View on euronews
Russia announced massive drills of its nuclear forces on Friday as tensions with the West mount over its buildup of some 150,000 troops on Ukraine's border.View on euronews
Ukraine holds military drills in Rivne, near the Belarusian border. Russia says military drills in Moscow-annexed Crimea have ended and that soldiers are returning to their garrisons, a day after it announced a first troop pullback from Ukraine's borders. IMAGES
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed the goal of the drill was to train safe manoeuvring in areas with heavy shipping, establish communications, and organise air defence at sea.