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Russia began its biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union on Tuesday close to its border with China, mobilising 300,000 troops in a show of force that will include joint exercises with the Chinese Army. China and Russia have staged joint drills before but not on such a large scale, and the Vostok-2018 exercise signals closer military ties between the two countries.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a meeting with participants of a round table discussion on Russia-China Cooperation on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia on Tuesday. (Reuters)
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A Russian plane prepares to take off during the military exercises in the Chita region, Eastern Siberia, during the Vostok 2018 on Tusday. (AP)
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Russian military helicopters fly in the Chita region during the Vostok 2018 exercises in Russia. (AP)
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A Russian soldier guards an area during the military exercises in Chita region during the Vostok 2018 exercises on Tuesday. (AP)
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Tanks roll during the Vostok 2018 military exercises in Russia on Tuesday. (AP)
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Vostok 2018 is taking place at a time of heightened tension between the West and Russia and the exercise signals sending an unspoken reminder to Beijing that Moscow is able and ready to defend its sparsely populated far east. (AP)
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Chinese military vehicles through a field in the Chita region during the Vostok 2018 exercises in Russia on Tuesday. (AP)
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Russian armored personnel carriers roll during the military exercises in Russia on Tuesday. (AP)
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Military personnel prepare Russian air defense missile systems during Vostok exercises. (AP)
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An air defense missile system flies during Vostok 2018 military exercises on training ground 'Telemba', about 80 kilometers north of the city of Chita in Russia. (AP)
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A Russian soldier runs towards a Nebo-M radar deployed by a forest, during a military exercises on training ground 'Telemba'. (AP)
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NATO says it will monitor the exercise closely, as will the United States which has a strong military presence in the Asia-Pacific region. (AP)
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