Dodging incoming rounds from U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket launchers won’t be one of the events this month during the International Army Games hosted by the Russian Ministry of Defense, but the Games will go on.
Despite a flood of sanctions and boycotts organized by the U.S. and its allies over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, teams from 31 countries have confirmed they will participate in this year’s games, which run from August 13 to August 27. The first International Army Games was held in Russia in 2015.
Many of the participating countries are reliable allies of Russia, like China and Belarus, but delegations from European countries like Denmark, Germany and even the U.