Daily Memo: Russia’s Pacific Fleet on High Alert

Also, China's defense minister will visit Moscow next week.

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Snap drills. Russia’s entire Pacific Fleet was put on high alert on Friday for snap drills in the Far East region. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the exercises were necessary “to work out methods of action to prevent the deployment of enemy forces in the operationally important region of the Pacific Ocean.” Kremlin press secretary […]

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