Troops from more than 25 countries will participate in the drillCredit: Twitter/ HMSPWLS
NATO has amassed 30,000 troops and 50 warships near Russia's border for military exercises, risking Mad Vlad's rage.
The drill, named Cold Response, has kicked off today in Norway amid escalating tensions between Russia and the West over the invasion of Ukraine.
The exercise includes 30,000 troops from more than 25 countries from Europe and North America, 200 aircraft, and 50 vessels.
The largest Nato exercise which is held just a few miles from the Russian border was planned long before Moscow's invasion of Ukraine but its significance has now been heightened.
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Update: NATO military exercises kick off in Norway with 30,000 troops (Al Jazeera)
WNU Editor: Russia declined to send observers .... NATO gears up for huge war games on land, sea and in the air in Norway with 30,000 troops from 27 countries later this month amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine (Daily Mail).