Russian Presidency spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the recent surprise inspection of the Pacific Fleet is a common practice. The Kremlin spokesperson announced this during a briefing.
According to Peskov, such controls are needed to maintain the necessary combat readiness of the Russian Armed Forces.
“This is normal, this is the ongoing surprise control practice. The usual practice has been and continues to be practiced continuously in recent years … ”, Peskov noted.
As Peskov adds, Russian President Vladimir Putin does not intend to immediately inspect the combat readiness of the Pacific Fleet.
In addition, the press secretary of the Russian president noted that the current control is in no way connected with the expansion of the North Atlantic Alliance.
On Friday, April 14, it was learned that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. announced On making the Pacific Fleet to the highest degree of readiness for verification. The situation was summarized by the Russian minister at a meeting with the leadership of the country’s Ministry of Defense.