Russian drill reminds world of military muscle

Russia's recent command drill of its strategic forces - the largest in the country's modern history - demonstrates its military might to the world and particularly to the United States during a critical stage of the country's presidential election, analysts said.

"It aims to remind the world that Russia still has its 'trump card' and is fully capable of defending its national interests," said Xing Guangcheng, a researcher of Russian studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Russia staged its largest nuclear command exercise in recent history on Friday and Saturday, spokesman of the Russian President Dmitri Peskov said.