INTERNATIONAL: Russia playing war games in Belarus - SEE VIDEO and MAPS. What are they up to??????
MAP OF FORMER SOVIET UNION
The Russians say they have 13,000 troops in Belarus, however the games are being held in a small town near Warsaw (capital of Poland) for the war games but others say there are 100.000+
What are they up to? Rumor is that Russia may leave many of those troops in Belarus to have a stronghold against NATO.
There are troops in Belarus and Kaliningrad
(part of Russia)
BELOW
The positioning of troops in Kaliningrad, Belarus and Russia and the proximity to Russia seem to intimidate Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
Russia has stationed anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles in Kaliningrad, the Black Sea and Syria.
The Dragon 17 wargames were launched in Zegrze (near Warsaw) in Poland the same day that Zapad 2017 concluded, and will run until September 29.
Despite being a national exercise, the Polish authorities invited troops from NATO member states – the US, UK, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, as well as Georgia and Ukraine, which are seeking to join the bloc – to take part.
The drills will also see Poland’s new Territorial Defense Forces, which prepare civilians to assist the military, participating for the first time.
Polish Deputy Defense Minister Michal Dworczyk told Radio Poland that the drills were aimed at testing cooperation between the Polish military and NATO forces deployed in the country in response to what the West calls the “Russian threat.”
Poland and NATO reply to Russia’s Zapad 2017 with larger military exercise
https://www.rt.com/news/404123-poland-and-nato-russia-military/
Back in 2014 - Russia annexed Crimea to gain access to the Black Sea.
In Kaliningrad they have access to the Baltic Sea.
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