ASEAN militaries join Russian-led humanitarian demining exercise in Nizhny Novgorod

Military personnel from ten ASEAN and partner states, including Vietnam, India, and China, participated in a Russian-organized humanitarian demining exercise at the Nizhny Novgorod Higher Military Engineering Command School in early September. The event, coordinated by Russia's Chief of Engineering Troops with Laos, signals continued military-to-military engagement between Russia and ASEAN states despite Western sanctions. It underscores Russia's efforts to maintain defense ties in Asia, though the exercise's operational significance is limited.