Europe is so busy preparing for a hypothetical "Russian aggression" that it is conducting offensive military exercises and making various statements regarding Russia's Kaliningrad, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said.
"As for the militarization of Europe, NATO's military budget has almost doubled - from 500 billion to a trillion [of US dollars]," he told reporters. "All this is happening under the banner of the 'threat from Russia.' Everyone is preparing for 'Russian aggression' and 'repelling a Russian attack'. Their military exercises, however, are not so much defensive as offensive in nature. Various statements are being made about Kaliningrad."