Posted: 16th October 2024
The Kremlin responded sharply to the drills. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “In the conditions of a hot war, which is going on within the framework of the Ukrainian conflict, such exercises lead to nothing but further escalation of tension.”
The Russian diplomat blamed the West for the heightened tensions. “Russia has never moved with its military infrastructure towards NATO, it has always been the other way round,” he stated.