Vladimir Putin watched a display of firepower at the Luga firing range
Estonia
Baltic
Sea
Latvia
Lithuania
Moscow
Kaliningrad
Minsk
Russia
Belarus
Poland
Ukraine
500 km
500 miles
What is Zapad?
Russia’s joint military exercise taking place on the western borders of Russia and Belarus, and in the enclave of Kaliningrad
Who’s involved?
12,700 military personnel with fighter jets, helicopters, tanks and missiles on firing ranges close to EU borders
Nato’s position
Currently a 4,000 strong multinational force is deployed in the Baltics and Poland to counter Russian aggression
The US
Has deployed 600 paratroopers to the Baltic states for the duration of the exercise
What is Zapad?
Russia’s joint military exercise taking place on the western borders of Russia and Belarus, and in the enclave of Kaliningrad
Who’s involved?
12,700 military personnel with fighter jets, helicopters, tanks and missiles on firing ranges close to EU borders
Nato’s position
Currently a 4,000 strong multinational force is deployed in the Baltics and Poland to counter Russian aggression
The US
Has deployed 600 paratroopers to the Baltic states for the duration of the exercise
Finland
Norway
Vladimir Putin watched a display of firepower at the Luga firing range
Helsinki
Oslo
St Petersburg
Tallinn
Stockholm
Baltic
Sea
Estonia
Sweden
Riga
Latvia
Denmark
Lithuania
Moscow
Copenhagen
Kaliningrad
Vilnius
Russia
Minsk
Germany
Belarus
Poland
Berlin
Warsaw
Kiev
Ukraine
300 km
300 miles