Russia is sending thousands of troops into Belarus. Belarusians and NATO are worried

Russia is sending thousands of troops into Belarus. Belarusians and NATO are worried

[link to nationalpost.com]

On Sept. 14, thousands of Russian troops will fan out across the former Soviet state as part of one of the largest military exercises since the end of the Cold War.

Officially, the week-long drill, Zapad (West) 2017, is a friendly joint Russo-Belarusian exercise involving no more than 12,700 troops — just under the limit at which they would be obliged to invite foreign observers.