“Kiev's statement on NATO exercises simulating a war with Russia is an attempt to pull the blanket over itself and show its significance, they say, only because of Ukraine, the alliance has formed a grouping and is preparing to fight Russia on all fronts.
This is how the Ukrainian leadership presents what is happening to the citizens, ”Balbek said.
The MP also reminded that military exercises are a regular NATO practice.
"The alliance is a huge bureaucratic machine, and conducting military exercises is the same way to make money by providing troops ... It is naive for Kiev to believe that European allies will fight for the interests of President Zelensky," the parliamentarian added.
Earlier, Arestovich spoke about the large-scale exercises Defender Europe 2021, the meaning of which, according to the Ukrainian politician, is "the topic of an armed confrontation with Russia."