The Russian president spoke “behind closed doors” with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Russian Chief of Staff Valéri Guérassimov.
Vladimir Putin went on Tuesday, September 6 to large-scale military maneuvers involving several allied countries, including China, in the Russian Far East, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, quoted by news agencies. Russian press.
Vladimir Putin arrived at the Sergeyevsky military training ground, one of the sites of these exercises, dubbed Vostok-2022 (Orient-2022), Dmitry Peskov said. The maneuvers are to take place until September 7 and come as Moscow has been waging a massive offensive against Ukraine since February. “A meeting behind closed doorswith Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimovis in progress“, said the Kremlin spokesman, adding that Vladimir Putin “will be able to observe the final phase of the exercisesafter this meeting.
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The Vostok-2022 drills kicked off last Thursday with combat aircraft maneuvers, anti-aircraft unit moves and mine clearance simulations in the Sea of Japan, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. According to Moscow, more than 50,000 soldiers, more than 5,000 pieces of arms and military equipment, including 140 aircraft and 60 warships and support ships must be mobilized during these exercises. Soldiers from several border countries or allies of Russia, such as Belarus, Syria, India and China, are taking part.
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