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Polish troops land with parachutes at the military compound near Torun, central Poland, on June 7, 2016, as part of the NATO Anaconda-16 military exercise. Anaconda is the largest-ever military exercise involving NATO partners, amid the West's worst standoff with Russia since the end of the Cold War. / AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI

Looming tension

War games, said to be the biggest since the Cold War, have escalated near Russia’s borders ahead of the NATO summit in July.
JOHN CHERIAN in Moscow
President Vladimir Putin of Russia speaks during a rally celebrating the anniversary of the formal annexation of Crimea, at the Kremlin in Moscow, March 18, 2015. Putin said the annexation was not merely about territorial expansion but restoring an important part of Russian historical identity. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool via The New York Times) -- FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

Celebration time

One year after it voted to leave Ukraine, the Crimean peninsula is completely integrated with the Russian Federation and its people are making it clea
JOHN CHERIAN in Moscow,Simferopol

The defence deals

A HIGHLIGHT of Putin's visit was the signing of the four crucial defence agreements between India and Russia. The agreements, which have taken the exi
JOHN CHERIAN in Moscow
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