Kremlin commented on NATO exercises Strike Warrior: NATO remains a tool of confrontation

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the essence of NATO has not changed over the years and the bloc remains an instrument of confrontation. He commented on the start of the Strike Warrior exercises of the military-political bloc in the waters north and east of the UK.

“The essence of the North Atlantic Alliance has not changed over the years. This is a bloc that was created in due time for confrontation, it remains an instrument of confrontation, Peskov said.

The representative of the Kremlin separately noted an “important nuance”: as part of the exercises, NATO is working on the interception of merchant ships. Exercise Strike Warrior will be held from September 21 to October 9. More than thirty ships and aircraft will take part, the Royal Navy said on its website. Experts interviewed by Izvestia estimate that as part of the exercises, the unit is working on intercepting Russian submarines at the border of Iceland and the Faroe Islands, as well as blocking exits from the Baltic to the Atlantic.