NATO exercises, which are held right at the boundaries of Russia in the Black Sea, are associated with Washington’s desire to provoke Moscow and pursue its deterrence policy. This was stated by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the quote leads RIA Novosti.
Diplomat recalled that such provocations from the North Atlantic Alliance contradict the Act of Russia – NATO, signed in 1997 at the end of the Cold War. According to Lavrov, the Alliance was obliged to “not engage in the movement of his military infrastructure to the East”, but now thinks about creating naval bases in Romania and Bulgaria.
“This is a direct violation of the document that was signed, and which everyone was exalted as a sample for peaceful coexistence and establishing partnership between Russia and NATO,” the Foreign Minister stressed.
The United States began naval operations in the Mediterranean and Black Seas on October 30. According to the statement of the country’s naval forces, the headquarters of the sixth fleet of the US Navy will be responsible for carrying out operations, as well as NATO’s naval impact forces and support forces. They will be located on the Mount Whitney Sixth Fleet team ship. It is noted that Mount Whitney and the headquarters placed on it will work together with the NATO partners and allies to ensure safety and stability in the region