The staff called a “provocation” and NATO exercises in the Barents sea
The chief of the Main operations Directorate of the General staff Colonel-General Sergey rudskoy said that during the exercise, NATO addressed the problem of targets on the territory of Russia. About it reports TASS.
“for the First time since the end of the cold war on the eve of celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany in the Barents sea exercises were held of the detachment of combat ships of the combined Maritime forces of NATO. During the exercise simulated the task of destroying objects on the territory of the Russian Federation and the intercept of the Russian ballistic missiles,” he said.
Rudskoy emphasized that such actions are considered by the General staff as provocative, “despite the fact that the American side in the shortest time advised on the ship in the Barents sea”.
He also noted that such actions point to an increased NATO activities in the Arctic.
Rambler wrote that earlier military experts came to the conclusion that further expansion of NATO forces in the Arctic may with high probability lead to a collision with interests of Russia. In order to avoid open conflict analysts encouraged the parties to sit down at the negotiating table.
