Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said that the size of NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercise, which will start next week, shows the alliance’s return to the Cold War era thinking. His words guide the way RIA News.
“Conducting exercises on this scale <..> “It marks NATO’s final and irreversible return to Cold War models of military planning, resources and infrastructure for the conflict with Russia,” the diplomat said.
Grushko also noted that the exercises took place in an atmosphere of “military psychosis”.
Before that in Britain in the name Number of soldiers who will participate in NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercise. It is also expected that 16 thousand military personnel from the British Army’s ground forces, who will serve in Eastern Europe between February and June, will participate in the exercises.
A total of 90 thousand military personnel from 31 countries will participate in the exercises.
Cavoli, former Commander-in-Chief of NATO forces in Europe announced Grand alliance exercises in January.