As one of the leading Western analysts of Russian military developments, Roger McDermott, says “while Russia’s armed forces’ leadership remain very interested in military theory, they test and rehearse new approaches to warfare in strategic exercises”.
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Wall Street Journal interviewed Sven Sakkov for a story about Russia’s Zapad 2017 exercise and NATO’s precautionary measures.
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Nato said it was “vigilant and alert” over Zapad, but would remain “calm, balanced and measured”.
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Russia’s military exercise Zapad-2017, which will be conducted jointly with Belarus, will be actively scrutinized by Western media channels, and security and defence experts.
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Baltic Operations, or BALTOPS, is a yearly naval exercise held for NATO members in the Baltic Sea.
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