“The exercises are quite unprecedented, they do not hide the fact that they are conducting these exercises in defiance of whom,” he said during a conversation with reporters.

Peskov emphasized that Russia knows what NATO’s military infrastructure is.

NATO’s plans to hold Steadfast Defender 2024, the largest exercise in decades, became known on January 18.

Later, Belarus stated that they had not received an invitation to observe the alliance’s maneuvers.

In December, Peskov said that Finland's membership in the North Atlantic Alliance poses a threat to Russia.