Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said 100,000 troops were participating in the Zapad (West) joint drills with Belarus, during a surprise visit to the exercise, part of which took place close to NATO borders.Minsk earlier said only 7,000 troops were participating in the Belarusian stage of the drills, which was observed by US army representatives.”Today we are conducting the final part of the Zapad 2025 strategic exercise,” said Putin, wearing a military uniform, adding: “100,000 servicemen are taking part.”The Zapad manoeuvres have put NATO’s eastern members on high alert following the downing of Russian drones in Poland last week, which has prompted Warsaw to shut the border with Belarus. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION3:04 “PRACTISING EVERYTHING”, MINSK SAYS NUKES FIRED DURING ‘ZAPAD’ 4:15 POLAND OPEN TO ‘NUKE SHARING’ DEAL WITH WEST5:40 RUSSIAN DRONES POUND KHARKIV, UKRAINE TAKES REVENGE?

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