Supposedly defensive military exercises by Russia and NATO are actually leading the two sides closer to war, according to a new report by the European Leadership Network.
The think tank’s policy brief released Wednesday analyzed their major military exercises this year and found that “each side is training with the other side’s capabilities and most likely war plans in mind … Russia is preparing for a conflict with NATO, and NATO is preparing for a possible confrontation with Russia.”
The Network looked at a Russian ‘snap exercise’ involving 80,000 military personnel in March, and the NATO Allied Shield exercise in June that …read more
Source: European Voice
