Russia and China begin enormous war games with 50,000 troops, 60 warships and 140 planes in message to the West

RUSSIA and China will launch enormous war games with 50,000 troops, 60 warships and 140 planes in a chilling message to the west. Moscow said the drills will take place in Russia’s Far East and in the Sea of Japan from September 7. APChina and Russia will launch wargame drills in the Sea of Japan this month[/caption] China MilitaryBeijing will send 300 armoured vehicles to the Vostok 2022 drills[/caption] AFPPutin has made a series of chilling threats to the West[/caption] Russia’s top military chief General Valery Gerasimov will ‘personally’ oversee the Vostok 2022 (East 2022) drills involving troops from several ex-Soviet nations as well as India, Laos, Mongolia, Nicaragua and Syria. The daring move will see Russia and China’s navies “practice joint action to protect sea communications, areas of marine economic activity and support for ground troops in littoral areas” in Sea of Japan. Beijing has already committed 2,000 troops and some 300 armoured vehicles, 21 fighter jets and three warships to the drills, according to Chinese media reports. China’s Global Times, seen as a mouthpiece for Beijing, said the manoeuvres marked the first time it has sent all three branches of its military to take part in drills with Russia, which it dubbed a “show of breadth and depth” of the two countries’ military cooperation. READ MORE ON WORLD WAR 3 SEEK AND DESTROY China 'blasts US ships' in war games & plots 'Pearl Harbour-style attacks' BLITZED TO BITS China would destroy 900 US jets in battle for Taiwan, war games predict Its defence ministry said it wanted to “deepen pragmatic and friendly cooperation between the militaries of the participating countries” to “enhance the ability to jointly respond to various security threats”. The wargames come as Moscow and Beijing boost defence ties after Mad Vlad invaded Ukraine on February 24 – a move China has refused to criticise and pundits seeing as a prelude to its own invasion of democratically-governed Taiwan. Russia has backed China amid tensions with the US caused by the recent visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan last month. But the drills could stretch Russia’s military to breaking point as it struggles to recruit more troops for its unwinnable war in Ukraine. Most read in The Sun BUM DEAL LadBaby accused of ‘rubbing a woman’s bum’ on a night out without wife Roxanne EXTRA CREDIT Millions on Universal Credit and other benefits to get Christmas bonus COVER UP Diner forced to wear lost property scarf to cover her boobs at a posh restaurant EVEN MUCKIER Katie Price's £1.4m Mucky Mansion is surrounded by rubbish as pool goes mouldy MYTH BUSTING I’m a speed camera officer… here are THREE myths drivers always get wrong SLIM JIM James Argent looks slimmer than ever as he shows off his abs on topless run Alexander Gabuyev, an analyst who follows Russia-China relations, said Mad Vlad wanted to divert attention from his flagging forces under attack in south and eastern Ukraine. He said: “The Russian leadership demonstrates that everything goes according to plan and the country and its military have resources to conduct the maneuvers along with the special military operation.” Russia and China have made repeated chilling threats to blast the UK and US as tensions simmer over Ukraine and Taiwan. Just last month, China extended its largest-ever exercises around Taiwan beyond the four days originally scheduled in retaliation over Nancy Pelosi’s visit – including rehearsing sinking US submarines. The country had also bragged about its ability to sink US aircraft carriers using hypersonic missiles. Meanwhile, Russia has issued a string of threats to the West during its invasion of Ukraine. One of Putin’s cronies previously boasted Moscow’s Satan-2 nuke can demolish “half of the US coast”. In July, Moscow announced plans to hold exercises from August 30 to September 5, even as it wages a costly war in Ukraine. Under Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Putin, Beijing and Moscow have grown increasingly close. A year ago, Russia and China held joint military exercises in north-central China involving more than 10,000 troops. In October, Russia and China held joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan. Days later, Russian and Chinese warships held their first joint patrols in the western Pacific. Shortly before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Beijing and Moscow announced a “no limits” partnership. It comes as Putin also cozies up to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Read More on The Sun EXTRA CREDIT Millions on Universal Credit and other benefits to get Christmas bonus ROAD RAGE Our street has been taken over by influencers taking selfies - we want them gone Putin has written to the tyrant to form a pact to unite the pariah nations against the “hostile” West. The concerning kinship has stoked fear among security agencies who fear their alliance could result in disastrous consequences. AlamyIt’s feared Xi Jinping is plotting WW3 with Putin[/caption]