Military exercises organized by Russia and involving several foreign countries began on Thursday. Russia launched on Thursday the large-scale military exercises, the holding of which was announced on Monday, in which several allied countries participate, including China, Belarus, Mongolia, India and Tajikistan. The operation, called Vostok-2022, should last until Wednesday September 7 in the Russian Far East, while Moscow has been engaged since February in the invasion of Ukraine. According to Russia, more than 50,000 soldiers, more than 5,000 pieces of arms and military equipment, including 140 aircraft and 60 warships and support ships are mobilized for these exercises. The United States concerned about the presence of Indian and Chinese troops The presence of Chinese and Indian troops for this operation arouses the concern of the United States, reports Reuters. On the one hand, tensions between Washington and Beijing have been high over Taiwan for several weeks. On the other hand, the United States expressed its embarrassment to see India taking part in these exercises while the military partnership between the two countries has strengthened in recent years. And this even if Russia remains India’s leading supplier of military equipment. “The United States is concerned that any country is exercising with Russia while it is waging a brutal and unprovoked war against Ukraine,” Karine Jean-Pierre, spokeswoman for the Ukraine, said on Tuesday. the White House. “But, of course, each participating country will make its own decisions.”