{"id":11154,"date":"2022-09-02T00:22:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T22:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=11154"},"modified":"2022-09-02T11:48:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T09:48:26","slug":"russia-kicks-off-vostok-2022-military-exercise-with-china-and-regional-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/russia-kicks-off-vostok-2022-military-exercise-with-china-and-regional-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia kicks off Vostok-2022 military exercise with China and regional allies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Russian-led Vostok-2022 kicks off in Russia\u2019s far east region. The exercise will continue from September 1-7 at various locations including the Sea of Japan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 50,000 troops from fourteen countries are participating in the large-scale war games. Forces from Russia, China, India, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Nicaragua, Tajikistan, and Syria and set to participate in the 7-day-long military exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Russian Defense Minister, the exercise would engage more than 5000 military weapons units, 140 military aircraft, and more than 60 naval warships from all the participating countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The land forces drills will be conducted at seven different firing ranges in the eastern part of Russia while airborne troops, long-range missiles, bombers, and military cargo planes will take part in the drills along the land forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia first announced the Vostok (East) last month. Arranging a large-scale military exercise while managing a costly five-month-long military campaign in Ukraine is Russia\u2019s attempt to mark a statement that Moscow is also focused on defending its territories on the Eastern fronts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Russia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Russia<\/a> kicks off Vostok military exercise. 50,000 troops from 14 countries including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#China<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/India?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#India<\/a> are participating in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vostok?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Vostok<\/a> 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Ta9rCH3hU\">pic.twitter.com\/1Ta9rCH3hU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; IRIA (@IRIA_Research) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IRIA_Research\/status\/1565323441481318400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>During a meeting with the foreign military attaches last month, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Fomin said that\u201cThe exercise isn\u2019t directed against any specific countries or military alliances and is purely defensive.\u201d He also specified that the naval drills under Vostok-2022 would take part in the northern and central part of the Sea of Japan and that they are not directed against any of Russia\u2019s maritime neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China\u2019s participation in the Russian-led military exercises highlights the increasing military ties between Moscow and Beijing, which have become stronger since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022. China has refused to blatantly blame Russia for its actions in Ukraine but instead accused the U.S. of being the main instigator for its support of NATO\u2019s advances toward Russian borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Chinese-troops-participating-in-drils-in-Russia.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Chinese-troops-participating-in-drils-in-Russia.jpg?resize=841%2C541&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chinese servicemembers participating in the opening ceremony of Vostok 2022 military drills in Russia\" class=\"wp-image-11156\" width=\"841\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Chinese-troops-participating-in-drils-in-Russia.jpg?w=760&amp;ssl=1 760w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Chinese-troops-participating-in-drils-in-Russia.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em><sup>Chinese servicemembers participating in the opening ceremony of Vostok 2022 military drills in Russia. (Image Credit: Russian Defense Ministry\/ via Reuters)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In return, Russia has also backed China against increasing pressure from the U.S. which reached its climax when U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan recently. Russian President Vladimir Putin drew parallels between U.S.\u2019s support for Ukraine and Pelosi\u2019s visit to Taiwan by saying that the two actions are subjected to foment regional and global instability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Russia and China do not plan to forge a military alliance, the two countries have been holding a series of large-scale military exercises. The two countries participated in a joint military exercise one year ago in August 2021. More than 10,000 Russian and Chinese troops participated in joint military exercises in the north-central Ningxia region. The two countries also held joint naval drills in October 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian-led Vostok-2022 kicks off in Russia\u2019s far east region. 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