Russia readies for huge military exercises as tensions with west simmer

Display of power involving up to 100,000 people in Belarus, Kaliningrad and Russia itself comes against backdrop of strained relations with west 'We know how to live next to Russia': Lithuania builds border fence with Kaliningrad Russia is preparing to mount what could be one of its biggest military exercises since the cold war, a display of power that will be watched warily by Nato against a backdrop of east-west tensions. Western officials and analysts estimate up to 100,000 military personnel...