Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the West continues to sharpen the situation, increasing the volume of military exercises near Russia's borders. "NATO has previously been included in Neutral Finland and Sweden, continuing to hold provocative military exercises near our borders, both on land or sea," he said.
This statement of Lavrov was followed by the statement of the Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrush, that the West contributes to the growth of military tensions in the Baltic Sea. According to Patrushev, this is for Russia to accept and have already taken response steps.
These statements have been announced when the relations between Russia and the West continue to tense against the background of the Ukrainian war and regional military exercises.
