"The military leadership of Russia has repeatedly proposed to agree on joint measures in order to prevent further complications in relations," RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
As he noted, Russia offered the alliance not only to reduce the "intensity of the exercises" during the pandemic, but also a number of other measures, in particular, "the withdrawal of the exercise areas inland from the line of contact between Russia and NATO."
“These initiatives are still relevant.
However, they are perceived negatively in Brussels, ”he said.
Earlier it was reported that the ships of Russia and India held exercises in the Bay of Bengal.