Russia Staging Biggest Military Exercises <br />Since Cold War Next month, Russia will mobilize about 300,000 troops, including thousands of soldiers from China, in its Vostok-2018 military exercises. The exercises will take place from <br />Sep. 11-15, spanning from the Ural <br />Mountains to the Pacific coast. Almost a third of the country's soldiers will be involved, making these exercises the largest since 1981, according to a ministry press release. Sergei Shoigu, Russia Defense Minister, <br />via Bloomberg Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, said that the drills were necessary Dmitry Peskov, via Bloomberg China will contribute <br />3,200 troops and 30 aircraft. Vasily Kashin, Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, via Bloomberg
