Lavrov said that NATO exercises were discussed at the Russia-US summit

This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a press conference.

It was broadcast live by RT.

“Of course, we viewed the recent ongoing large-scale exercise Defender Europe-21 as a demonstration of the aggressive intentions of the alliance.

Incidentally, this was also discussed during our contacts with our American colleagues, ”he said.

According to him, within the framework of the negotiations, the parties paid great attention to the issues of strategic stability.

UN Secretary General António Guterres previously welcomed the plans of Russia and the United States to conduct a dialogue on mutual strategic stability.