Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia is following NATO maneuvers very attentively, describing them as elements in a hybrid war aimed directly at it.
Zakharova explained that the goal of NATO’s rhetoric and training is to confront Russia and consider it an enemy.
The spokeswoman noted that Russia closely monitors all NATO military activities and concludes that these activities represent a direct threat to its security and stability.
Zakharova pointed to statements by senior NATO officials, such as ground forces commander Daryl Williams and NATO Deputy Commander Admiral Tim Henry, that the aim of the exercises is to send a signal to Russia about NATO’s determination to protect its territory.
“The Russian side carefully monitors all NATO exercises and primarily concludes that the rhetoric and training of the NATO army are elements of a hybrid war launched by the collection Zakharova stressed that Russia sees Russia’s confrontation and alleged aggression as the main goal of NATO’s presence and stressed that it will continue to carefully monitor and evaluate all NATO activities.
Without Russia, “it would be difficult to justify the need for this military organization for Europeans and North Americans and for the trillions of dollars spent every year on military needs at the expense of solving social and economic problems,” she said.ve West against our country,” she said.
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