Gavrilov: NATO is testing the waters for provocations against Russia through exercises

2024-02-01T08:59:02.573Z

Highlights: Gavrilov: NATO is testing the waters for provocations against Russia through exercises. NATO's plans to hold the largest exercise in decades, Steadfast Defender 2024, became known on January 18. The Russian leader's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, emphasized that the NATO exercise is perceived in Russia as a threat. The head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Vienna on military security and arms control, Konstantin Gavrilova, expressed this opinion on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

The purpose of the North Atlantic Alliance exercise Steadfast Defender is to test the waters for possible provocations against Russia, said the head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Vienna on military security and arms control, Konstantin Gavrilov.