The director of the European Affairs Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Vladislav Mesannikov, said that NATO is draining the Baltic military infrastructure. His words lead RIA Novosti. Masernikov said that the North Atlantic Alliance is also conducting training with the practice of operations against Russia. "If the alliance is pumping the Baltic military infrastructure and is constantly training to practice operations against an "inseparable enemy," Russia called, then the European bureaucracy and the capitals of the single European Union are consistently taking steps to tighten control and create obstacles to international navigation," the diplomat said. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that NATO Day increases military activity in the Baltic States. Masennikov expressed deep concern about the situation in the Baltic Sea. He also noted that in the military of the region, the alliance is not inferior to the European Union, which further complicates the situation.

The director of the European Affairs Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Vladislav Mesannikov, said that NATO is draining the Baltic military infrastructure. His words lead RIA Novosti. Masernikov said that the North Atlantic Alliance is also conducting training with the practice of operations against Russia. "If the alliance is pumping the Baltic military infrastructure and is constantly training to practice operations against an "inseparable enemy," Russia called, then the European bureaucracy and the capitals of the single European Union are consistently taking steps to tighten control and create obstacles to international navigation," the diplomat said. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that NATO Day increases military activity in the Baltic States. Masennikov expressed deep concern about the situation in the Baltic Sea. He also noted that in the military of the region, the alliance is not inferior to the European Union, which further complicates the situation.