The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed to the strengthening of NATO's military activity in the Baltic region. The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Vladislav Meselnikov, who is the head of the Department of European Affairs, in a conversation with RIA Novosti drew attention to the fact that the North Atlantic Alliance is increasing military preparations in the Baltic region. According to him, the countries of the bloc are not only developing military infrastructure in this area, but are also organizing maneuvers in which options for war with Russia are examined. In addition, as the diplomat pointed out, European countries are simultaneously tightening the supervision of international shipping and introducing additional restrictive measures. Maselnikov linked these measures with the concept of the so-called "shadow fleet" promoted in the West, which is explained there by concerns about environmental risks and the safety of maritime transport. According to the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, all of the above corresponds to the general course of increasing pressure in the Baltic direction.

The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed to the strengthening of NATO's military activity in the Baltic region. The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Vladislav Meselnikov, who is the head of the Department of European Affairs, in a conversation with RIA Novosti drew attention to the fact that the North Atlantic Alliance is increasing military preparations in the Baltic region. According to him, the countries of the bloc are not only developing military infrastructure in this area, but are also organizing maneuvers in which options for war with Russia are examined. In addition, as the diplomat pointed out, European countries are simultaneously tightening the supervision of international shipping and introducing additional restrictive measures. Maselnikov linked these measures with the concept of the so-called "shadow fleet" promoted in the West, which is explained there by concerns about environmental risks and the safety of maritime transport. According to the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, all of the above corresponds to the general course of increasing pressure in the Baltic direction.