Belarus Starts Preparing Major Joint Military Drills With Russia

Russia and Belarus regularly hold their Zapad military exercises.

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Russia and Belarus general staffs have begun preparations to hold joint military drills called Zapad-2025, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said Wednesday on the ministry’s Telegram channel.

Khrenin didn’t elaborate on how many troops will be involved and where the joint military drills will take place.