“The involvement of Turkish forces will inevitably create awkward moments in the maneuvers,” he said.

Atlamazoglou recalled that the Baltic Operations-22 exercise will be held in Sweden from June 5 to 17. 

The event will be attended by 14 NATO member countries.

Earlier, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen announced the country's intention to conduct additional military exercises with partners before the end of the year.

It also became known that US and French warships will arrive in Helsinki for exercises that will take place in the northern part of the Baltic Sea.