The relationship between the large NATO exercise and the conflict process in Ukraine

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting Novosti news agency, NATO’s largest military exercise since 1988, titled “Steadfast Defender 2024” in Europe, started a day ago and will continue until May 31. 90,000 soldiers from 31 NATO countries, as well as from Sweden, will participate in these maneuvers, which are supposed to last four months.

At the same time, this alliance clearly announced that the purpose of this military maneuver is to practice measures to counter Russian threats. Thus, after the failure of Western efforts in the direction of Ukraine, NATO countries are increasing security risks and turning to tactics to intimidate their allies from a direct military conflict with Russia.

Russia has no plans to go to war with NATO and the current exercise is clearly provocative

Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry It announced on Friday that NATO military exercises are provocative and could be fraught with military incidents. He said: “All international security systems have been destroyed. Amid ongoing Russian calls for de-escalation, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s plans to hold the largest exercise since the Cold War, Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024, raise questions. text-align:justify”> He pointed out the provocative nature of these exercises, which are held near the borders of Russia and on the territory of Norway to Romania, and reminded that the decision to hold this exercise is deliberately aimed at escalating the situation and can have sad consequences. should be an incentive for Europe.

This diplomat reminded that European leaders do not hide the fact that this exercise has tasks to “repel possible threats from Russia”. They will do, added: NATO wants to justify the insane increase in military spending and divert the attention of the citizens from the failures of the Ukrainian army despite the financial and logistical support of the West.

In addition, on Friday Boris Pistorius, the German Minister of Defense, also announced that there is no threat of Russia attacking NATO countries. At the same time, he admitted that the “principle of Russian deterrence” is necessary, following the example that was active during the Cold War.

In this regard in late December 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated that the country is not going to war with Europe and does not need a military conflict with NATO countries. According to him, America deliberately scares Europe from Russia so that European countries will pay more money to NATO. Global Times: NATO will hold its biggest exercise in The reason for the failure of the Ukrainian army is doing

The Chinese newspaper “Global Times” this morning, Saturday, in a report noted that NATO’s largest military exercise in recent decades is holding under the name “Sustainable Defender 2024” to put pressure on Russia amid repeated failures of the Ukrainian armed forces on the battle front.

According to this publication, this The exercise comes at two critical times: the conflict in Ukraine is entering its third year, and the election campaign has begun in the United States. At the same time, the military confrontation between Moscow and Kiev shows no signs of abating, and with the Ukrainian army constantly failing on the battlefield, NATO, as the driver of this conflict, decided to put Russia under military pressure in another way.

According to experts, the real goals of the North Atlantic Alliance are to continue spreading the “Russian threat” theory, to gain the support of EU citizens for anti-Russian policies and to justify more defense spending and economic pressure. It is double on Russia.

This exercise was announced in the middle of January by Christopher Cowley, the commander in chief of the joint forces of this coalition in Europe. At the same time, the DPA agency reported that during these military exercises, the readiness and rapid deployment of ground forces of national armies and multinational forces will be tested, and the scenario of this maneuver is considered to be a Russian attack on the territory of one of the allies.

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