Zapad: What Can We Learn from Russia’s Latest Military Exercise?

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".

Thus, he adds, “exercises like Zapad offer glimpses into the real level of capability and demand careful and sober assessment for outsiders”.
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