Gavrilov: NATO is testing the waters for provocations against Russia through exercises. NATO's plans to hold the largest exercise in decades, Steadfast Defender 2024, became known on January 18.
The Russian leader's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, emphasized that the NATO exercise is perceived in Russia as a threat. The head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Vienna on military security and arms control, Konstantin Gavrilova, expressed this opinion on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.