NATO\u2019s four-month long military exercises near Russia\u2019s borders, known as Steadfast Defender, are proof the alliance is preparing for a potential conflict with Russia, a spokeswoman for Russia\u2019s foreign ministry said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, dismissed accusations by NATO this week that Russia is engaged in hybrid attacks on its member states, saying this was misleading \u201cmisinformation\u201d aimed at distracting people from the alliance\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n
It was NATO that had waged a hybrid war with Russia by supporting Ukraine with arms, intelligence and finances, she said in a statement.
\nRelations between Russia and the West have been at their most hostile in decades following the start of Russia\u2019s military conflict in Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n
Announcing the start of the drills in January, NATO said 90,000 troops would take part, rehearsing how US troops could reinforce European allies in countries bordering Russia and, on the alliance\u2019s, eastern flank if a conflict were to flare up. The drills, NATO\u2019s largest exercise since the Cold War, are set to run through May.<\/p>\n
Russia said at the time the drills marked an \u201cirrevocable return\u201d of the alliance to Cold War schemes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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