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June 15, 2021, 9:00-10:00am Online Join the Center for Strategic and International Studies for a discussion on the implications of Russia and Belarus conducting their quadrennial exercise “Zapad-2021.” In September, Russia and Belarus will conduct their quadrennial exercise, “Zapad-2021,” to demonstrate the readiness and capabilities of Russia’s Western Military District. This exercise is being closely monitored following Russia’s recent mobilization of an estimated 100,000 troops along Ukraine’s border and within Crimea. Although the Kremlin announced a ...

Russia has amassed over 150,000 troops on Ukraine’s border and in occupied Crimea, according to the European Union’s (EU) top diplomat Josep Borrell.

US and Russian officials say they can cooperate in the Arctic, but without dialogue, "we are starting to press our luck," one expert told Insider.

US and Russian officials say they can cooperate in the Arctic, but without dialogue, "we are starting to press our luck," one expert told Insider.

The full extent of Moscow’s intentions behind this massive buildup remains unclear. As tensions continue to simmer over the ongoing Donbass conflict, Russia’s Armed Forces are staging the largest military build-up on Ukraine’s borders since 2014. Russia has amassed over 150,000 troops on Ukraine’s border and in occupied Crimea, according to the European Union’s (EU) top diplomat Josep Borrell. "It is more than 150,000 Russian troops massing on the Ukrainian borders and in Crimea. The risk of further escalation is evident," Borell said, though he added that no additional sanctions or...