Russia begins its largest ever military exercise with 300,000 soldiers

Nato condemns Vostok-2018 drills with China as a rehearsal for large-scale conflict

Russia has launched what it has called its largest ever military drills, with hundreds of thousands of troops joining Chinese soldiers in a show of force condemned by Nato as a rehearsal for large-scale conflict.

Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, is expected to attend the exercises after hosting an economic forum in Vladivostok where his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, is a guest.

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