“The Russian navy has announced that it will hold its biggest war games since Soviet times in the Mediterranean and Black seas later this month.”
The ambitious exercises, which will involve ships from all four major Russian fleets, are a sign of growing confidence on the part of Russia’s military as it begins to enjoy the benefits of President Vladimir Putin’s huge budget allocations for renewing and re-equipping all branches of the armed forces.
Source: Russia plans biggest war games since Soviet era – CSMonitor.com
