NATO exercises such as Steadfast Defender 2024 increase the risk of military incidents, but Russia has the resources to ensure its own security. In this respect RIA News said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Grushko.
“Any incident of this scale significantly increases the risk of a military incident and further destabilizes the security situation,” the diplomat said.
According to Grushko, alliance leaders have no security concerns; Their main goal is to “keep NATO alive” as a means of maintaining the USA’s influence in the world. Deputy Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Russia is not affected by such provocations because the country can defend itself.
NATO Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 should start next week and will last for several months. 90 thousand military personnel are expected to take part in these. The exercise will be the biggest in recent years.
Ahead of upcoming NATO exercises Reacted In the State Duma.