Russia finally concluded its quadrennial Zapad-2017 military exercises last week. The exercises, which were held in Belarus and western Russia for six days, tested Russia's defensive capabilities ...

The world can be relieved that Russia did not use this fall’s Zapad 2017 military exercise as a pretext for aggression or to permanently base troops in Belarus, as many analysts feared before the ...

Two Belarusian military helicopters fly during the Zapad military exercises. (Sergei Grits/AP) MOSCOW — As the second phase of Russia’s major Zapad 2017 war game heated up Tuesday, the Ministry of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. After months of buildup and about a week of official training activity, ...

Russian Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin, right, and Russia's Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov, left, attend a briefing prior the military exercises Zapad 2017 in the Russian Defence ...

Thomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt: Russian military exercise known as "Zapad" is scheduled to begin this month in Belarus There is concern among NATO allies that Zapad could be a cover for the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The most senior U.S. Army general in Europe claimed that last month's ...

MOSCOW, September 19. /TASS/. The joint strategic exercise Zapad-2017 has proved a serious test for Russian and Belarussian military. What such major drills are needed for? Read about this and much ...

MINSK, Belarus -- Military officials in Belarus sought Thursday morning to calm Western fears about major war games taking place with Russia, hours before they got underway. "We are not threatening ...

MINSK, 20 March (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has approved the concept of the forthcoming Belarusian-Russian army exercise Zapad 2017 [West 2017], BelTA learned from Belarusian ...

Perhaps like no other exercise since the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, Russia’s recently concluded Zapad (West) exercise was of serious concern to NATO’s easternmost members. It provided ample ...