#Firstpost Putin Oversees Russia-Belarus Drills Amid Ukraine War | N18G

Zapad 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in military uniform, inspected large-scale joint drills with Belarus in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The “Zapad” exercises, involving 100,000 troops and 10,000 pieces of equipment across 41 sites, were described by Putin as a rehearsal to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Russia-Belarus “union state.” Putin said the exercises draw on experience gained during “special military operations,” referring to the prevailing Russian terminology for the war in Ukraine. Foreign military officials, including delegations from Laos and Saudi Arabia, were also present.

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