That’s what the man says: Kremlin backs top general’s assessment that NATO is drilling for large-scale war
Valery Gerasimov, the chair of the Russian General Staff, shared the wary view that the Russian military have about NATO's maneuvers on Tuesday as he gave a year-end briefing to foreign military attaches in Moscow.
Also on rt.com Intensified drills on Russia’s doorstep indicate NATO is gearing up for major conflict – Moscow’s top generalKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the opinion was based on analyses of data collected by the Russian military and should not be dismissed.
"In this case the professional opinion may be the only correct one, so the presidential administration is in no position to put forward its own military assessment," he said.
Gerasimov said the increased number and scale of military exercises conducted by NATO members this year indicates that the alliance "is purposefully training its troops to be engaged in a major military conflict."
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