Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Moscow dismisses claims that its war games will be used to launch invasion

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Russia had denied that its joint war games with Belarus might be used as a springboard for invasion of Poland, Lithuania or Ukraine.  It comes after several countries neighbouring Russia have expressed concerns that Zapad 2017 exercises could be a cover for military action. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

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