The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation called NATO exercises in the Arctic preparations for a military clash with Russia

Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Grushko said that recent NATO exercises in the Arctic are preparations for a military clash with Russia.

Russia notes an unprecedented increase in military activity by NATO and EU countries and says it does not intend to attack European states.

MOSCOW, September 8 - RIA Novosti. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Grushko, commenting on RIA Novosti's recent NATO exercises in the Arctic, said that they are preparations for a military clash with Russia.

“But speaking essentially, what is happening now is preparation for a military clash with the Russian Federation,” he said.

Grushko pointed out that “naturally, all these exercises are the sending of a certain signal, a demonstration of military capabilities.”