“As for the NATO exercises, we need to see how we respond to this,” he said.
Putin recalled that Russia recently conducted exercises and did this “not near the borders of NATO,” but specifically in the interior of the country.
“We have there over a hundred thousand people took part, 128 thousand people took part. Therefore, we do not welcome attempts to escalate our borders, we believe that this is harmful, but we will respond calmly, ”the president said during a meeting of the CIS heads of state.
Earlier, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during the CIS summit in Ashgabat expressed concern about the upcoming NATO exercises in Europe.
In early October, US Congressman John Garamendi announced that the United States plans to hold the largest exercises since the Cold War in Europe.