The Zapad 2025 maneuvers were aimed at defending the borders using lessons from the Ukraine conflict, the president said The large-scale joint Zapad 2025 military drill between Russia and Belarus was designed to repel attacks using lessons learned from the conflict in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. The maneuvers, which concluded on Tuesday, took place amid ongoing tensions between Russia and NATO. Putin visited a command post in Mulino, northwestern Russia, where he met with