Russia: The size of the NATO exercise indicates a return to the Cold War
| Today, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, in response to the plans to hold the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, considered it an indication of the Western alliance's preparation to return to this era and confront Moscow. |
Fars News Agency International Group; “This exercise is another element of the West’s combined war against Russia”, these are the statements of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko today, referring to NATO’s “Sustainable Defense 2024” exercise. is planned for spring.
Moscow said about this exercise, which according to NATO is going to start with the participation of 90,000 troops. “An exercise of this scale represents NATO’s final and irreversible return to Cold War plans” where “military planning processes, resources and infrastructure are being prepared to confront Russia.”
Recently countries The West has intensified the claim of the danger of Russia’s attack on the territory of this coalition in case of victory in Ukraine. The head of the European Union’s military committee, General Robert Briger, said on Saturday that Russia’s seizure of Ukraine would shift its influence hundreds of kilometers to the west and “create a potential threat similar to what was seen during the Cold War”.
NATO itself called these exercises “the largest exercise since the Cold War”, where it is supposed to show how American forces can protect European allies in the countries bordering Russia, as well as in the eastern flank of the alliance. If a conflict occurs, strengthen it and practice.
“Simulating the scenario of an imminent conflict with an almost equal enemy” is NATO’s description of this exercise, but Russia is not mentioned; However, in NATO’s main strategic document, Russia is presented as the most important and direct threat to NATO’s security.
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