(MENAFN) According to NATO Secretary General, the alliance would watch Russian military exercises closely in western Russia and Belarus next month, urging Moscow to be transparent about the drills.
As the exercises are the largest in years, the tanks, naval and air units operating in and around the Baltic and North Sea, have raised concern that the official number of troops participating might be understated.
Jens Stoltenberg said: "We are going to be watching very closely the course of these exercises."
And he added that all countries have the right to exercises of their armed forces, but the countries should also respect the obligation to be transparent.
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