Russian President Vladimir Putin has inspected the country's biggest military drills since Soviet times, involving around 160,000 troops.
The manoeuvres, in Russia's Far East, are part of efforts to boost military mobility and combat readiness. Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov said that the exercise was not directed against any particular nation. Mr Antonov said Russia warned its neighbours about the exercise and provided detailed information to China. The two countries have an agreement that envisages a mutual exchange of data about military activities along their border. Russia's army has been undergoing drills in its central and eastern military districts for several days. State-owned daily Rossiyskaya Gazeta described the drills as "the most intensive combat readiness check in the modern history of the Russian army".
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