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Russian General Chafes at 'Provocative' NATO Drills

Associated Press

   MOSCOW - The Russian military on Monday accused the U.S. and its NATO
   allies of conducting "provocative" military drills near the nation's
   borders, a statement that reflected simmering Russia-NATO tensions.

   Col.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian General Staff said Russia has
   sent a formal letter to NATO proposing to scale down each other's
   military activities for the period of the coronavirus outbreak, but the
   alliance has stonewalled the offer.

   Rudskoi particularly mentioned recent NATO maneuvers in the Barents
   Sea, charging that they emulated strikes on Russian territory and the
   intercept of Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles. Rudskoi said
   the drills were the first of the kind by NATO since the Cold War.

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