Name: Russia carries out biggest war games since cold war
Uploaded: 2018-09-12T09:01:52+00:00
Duration: 2 min 43 s
Description: The war games come amid heightened tension between Russia and the west and especially with Washington, with which both Moscow and Beijing have strained ties.

Russia has begun its largest military exercise since the cold war, involving thousands of Russian and Chinese troops. The event, called Vostok or East 18, began as President Putin met President Xi of China.

The war games come amid heightened tension between Russia and the west and especially with Washington, with which both Moscow and Beijing have strained ties.