The government has increased military spending every year since 1998, with the exception of 2017 when it fell due to an economic crisis, in an effort to update Soviet-era systems by 2025.

为了在2025年之前更新苏联时代的军事系统，自1998年以来，俄罗斯政府每年都在增加军费开支，只有2017年例外，当时由于经济危机，军费开支出现下降。

That has included develo a new battle tank - the T-14 Armata - alongside state-of-the-art nuclear missiles dubbed Satan 2 by NATO.

这包括开发一种新的战斗坦克- “T-14阿玛塔”以及被北约称为“撒旦2”的最先进核弹。

Russia also plans to develop a new generation of aircraft carriers to replace its one ageing ship, the Admiral Kuznetsov, and was working towards a new stealth fighter - the SU-57 - though it is unclear if this will see service.

俄罗斯还计划开发新一代航母，以取代其老旧的“库兹涅佐夫海军上将号”，并正在研制一种新型隐形战斗机——苏-57，不过目前尚不清楚这是否会投入使用。

The Vostok games comes a year after Russia staged another huge military exercise - Zapad 2017, which means West 2018 in English - in Belarus.

一年前，俄罗斯在白俄罗斯举行了另一场大规模军演——“西方-2017”。

Moscow insisted that only around 12,000 troops would participate, though at the time NATO believed up to 100,000 soldiers were massing for the drills. It has since walked back this claim.

莫斯科方面坚称，只有大约1.2万名士兵将参加演习，但当时北约认为实际上多达10万名士兵参加了演习。

Military leaders also insisted that the exercise was designed to prepare Russia for an invasion of Europe, despite the Kremlin's assurances that it has no aggressive intentions.

军方领导人也认为这次演习是为了让俄罗斯做好入侵欧洲的准备，尽管克里姆林宫保证俄罗斯没有侵略意图。

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来源：三泰虎 http://www.santaihu.com/46070.html   译者：Jessica.Wu

外文: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6163089/Putin-personally-inspects-Vostok-2018-military-games-eastern-Russia.html

Crazygang, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, 12 hours ago

The sooner this disease of a a nation disappears off the face of the earth the better for civilised mankind.

这个国家越早从地球上消失，对文明人类就越好。

Doug K, Luton, 18 hours ago

All Putins hyperbole and weaponry didn't do much good for ca 200 Russians killed in Syria in February? Repeatedly warned to cease attack on US supported positions,Russian military denied any Russian involvement and attack continued then obliterated by US artillery and air power

对于2月在叙利亚被杀的200名俄罗斯人来说，所有普京的夸张言辞和武器都没有起到多大作用?美国一再警告停止攻击美国支持的阵地，俄罗斯军方否认牵涉其中并继续进行攻击，随后被美国炮兵和空军消灭。

chrissp, Redhill, United Kingdom, 19 hours ago

All because the US trying to boss the world - the self-imposed police force - imposing sanctions on any country who will not tow their line. It would be interesting to see who is the real villain- for years US have been carrying out covert operations - influencing regime changes to suit their own ends - ably supported and abetted by a subservient UK

所有这一切都是因为美国试图主宰世界，对任何一个不愿遵守自己路线的国家实施制裁。看看谁才是真正的恶人——多年来，在英国的支持下，美国一直在秘密行动，影响政权更迭，以迎合自己的目的。