Russia plans largest war games since end of Soviet Union

[DonViejo]

Source: CNN



By Brad Lendon, CNN

Updated 4:52 AM ET, Tue August 21, 2018

(CNN)Russia will stage the its largest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union next month, the country's Defense Ministry said Monday.

Thousands of troops from China and Mongolia are expected to join in the exercises in Siberia, dubbed Vostok 2018, according to statements from the Russian and Chinese defense ministries.

The games will have an "unprecedented scale both in territory and number of troops involved," supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian armed forces, General Sergi Shoigu, said in a statement.

Shoigu said it would be the "largest event since the Zapad-81 maneuvers," which involved as many as 150,000 troops, according to CIA documents.

Read more: https://us.cnn.com/2018/08/21/asia/russia-largest-war-games-intl/index.html

[Achilleaze]

1. republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief begs pooty poot pretty please for invite

"Pretty please, pooty poo." - Dirty Donny* (R)

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[Snellius]

2. Russian war games WITH the Chinese. That message sends a pretty strong bang.

Together? A Sino-Russian alliance? Is this some kind of geo-political realignment or just boys playing games?

[Liberalagogo]

5. It's kind of like when these four got together:

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

3. AND China and Russia are cozy w Brazil and Argentina now...and Mexico hates us via the gop

Not good at all. When those two countries come sailing up the Yucatan Peninsula there won't be a trum voter anywhere. "Wasn't me."

[Snellius]

6. They all hate us anyhow. Time to drop the big one now?

Randy Newman - Political Science

No one likes us
I don't know why
We may not be perfect
But heaven knows we try
But all around
Even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one
And see what happens

....

[mpcamb]

4. What? Vlad gets a parade and Donnie and the Despicables don't??

[Marcuse]

7. Meanwhile...

Meanwhile...