According to report in the medias, Valery Gerasimov who is the chief of the general staff of Russia’s armed forces, warned of the danger of the alliance’s troop manoeuvres and its continuing deployment of missile defence units in eastern Europe.
“In the Baltic countries and Poland, and the Black and Baltic seas, Nato military activity is increasing, the intensity of the bloc’s military exercises is growing,” he said in a speech to military attachés of foreign states.
“Their scenarios point to a purposeful preparation of Nato for the engagement of its forces in a large-scale military conflict.”
Asked if the Russian military sees a potential threat of war, Gerasimov said that Moscow doesn’t see “any preconditions for a large-scale war.”
He added, however, that Western pressure on Russia could trigger “crisis situations” that may spin out of control and provoke a military conflict.
Gerasimov charged that the scenarios of the alliance’s drills in eastern Europe “point at NATO’s deliberate preparation for its troops’ involvement in a large-scale military conflict.”
Russia-West ties have sunk to their lowest levels since Cold War times following Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea. Moscow has repeatedly voiced concern over the deployment of NATO forces in the Baltics and the alliance’s maneuvers near Russia’s western border.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted Wednesday that the “continuing expansion of NATO’s military infrastructure toward our borders raises concern.”
Asked if the Russian military sees a potential threat of war, Gerasimov said that Moscow doesn’t see “any preconditions for a large-scale war.”
He added, however, that Western pressure on Russia could trigger “crisis situations” that may spin out of control and provoke a military conflict.
Gerasimov charged that the scenarios of the alliance’s drills in eastern Europe “point at NATO’s deliberate preparation for its troops’ involvement in a large-scale military conflict.”
Russia-West ties have sunk to their lowest levels since Cold War times following Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea. Moscow has repeatedly voiced concern over the deployment of NATO forces in the Baltics and the alliance’s maneuvers near Russia’s western border.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted Wednesday that the “continuing expansion of NATO’s military infrastructure toward our borders raises concern.”
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