The Russian state news agency TASS reported that at 5.00 a.m. on Feb. 8 in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a snap military drill in the Rostov region on the Ukrainian border, next to areas controlled by pro-Russian separatists. Rebels inside the Donbass region were also said to have held military drills in coordination with the Russian exercise.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts during a meeting with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa (not pictured) at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, on Feb. 8.
