"The use by the Pentagon in maneuvers of Baltops B-52H, which can carry nuclear weapons, is another provocation," the embassy said on Twitter.
The Pentagon's use of #BALTOPS B-52H, which can carry nuclear weapons, in maneuvers is yet another provocation.
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- Russian Embassy🇷🇺 in the USA (@RussiaInUSA) June 10, 2021
The diplomatic mission described such actions as “saber-rattling”.
The embassy also added that this darkens the atmosphere before the meeting in Geneva on June 16.
Earlier on Sunday, June 6, NATO launched an international naval exercise in the Baltic Sea, Baltops 2021.