{"id":37898,"date":"2022-02-18T18:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=37898"},"modified":"2022-02-18T16:05:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T11:05:34","slug":"putin-to-oversee-russian-strategic-missile-drills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/top-news\/putin-to-oversee-russian-strategic-missile-drills\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin to oversee Russian &#8216;strategic&#8217; missile drills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moscow, Feb 18 (AFP\/APP): President Vladimir Putin will on Saturday oversee military drills involving Russian &#8220;strategic forces&#8221; which will include ballistic and cruise missile launches, the defence ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>News of the drills come as Russia announces the pullback of troops from around Ukraine, a force that had driven concerns in the West &#8212; particularly Washington &#8212; that Moscow was planning an imminent attack.<br \/>\nPutin will preside over &#8220;a planned exercise of strategic deterrence forces&#8230; during which ballistic and cruise missiles will be launched,&#8221; the defence ministry said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The air force, units of the southern military district, as well as the northern and Black Sea fleets would be involved, it said.<br \/>\nThe Kremlin told reporters that the launch of ballistic missiles was a &#8220;fairly regular training process&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All the details have been made public in advance,&#8221; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, dismissing any question or concerns on the drills.<br \/>\nTensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine and European security have been made worse by large-scale military exercises near Kyiv&#8217;s borders and also in Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Russia has announced that some of its troops have been pulled back and returned to permanent bases, the West says it has seen no meaningful withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine and rebels in the east of the country who have Moscow&#8217;s backing have been trading accusations over an uptick in shelling between separatist and government-controlled territory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moscow, Feb 18 (AFP\/APP): President Vladimir Putin will on Saturday oversee military drills involving Russian &#8220;strategic forces&#8221; which will include ballistic and cruise missile launches, the defence ministry said. 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