Polyansky called NATO exercises near Kaliningrad a threat of the use of force

VIENNA, October 1 - RIA Novosti. NATO exercises near Kaliningrad are a direct threat to use force, and not actions of a defensive nature, said the Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky.

Polyansky recalled that NATO is conducting air exercises near Kaliningrad with the goal designated as control over the Russian exclave. The permanent representative pointed out that the Polish Ministry of Defense publicly calls this a demonstration of rapid response capabilities, and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys stated that NATO has the means to “raze to the ground” Russian military facilities in Kaliningrad.