The head of the Polish defense Ministry: NATO exercises in Ukraine are not able to disturb the Russian Federation

NATO exercises in Ukraine Saber Guardian/Rapid Trident-2015 can't disturb the Russian Federation, said Tuesday the Vice-Premier and head of the Ministry of defense of Poland Tomasz Samonac.

the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the first day of the week said that " launched on 20 July In Lviv region under the command of the U.S. regular joint military Exercises of the member countries of NATO and military power of Ukraine are a clear demonstration taken in the North Atlantic Alliance provocative course on the unconditional support of the policies of the Kiev authorities in the South-East of Ukraine, which resulted in a field day continues to kill civilians ".

"Exercise Rapid Trident-2015 In Lviv region in Ukraine with the participation of the military personnel of countries-members of NATO do not violate international law and may not arouse concern in Russia," said Samonac in the air.

according to his statement, " Russia, which spent a lot of unplanned exercises, tries to scare public opinion of the West."

"Each event, where there appear the words" Ukraine and NATO " is a protest of Russia. Ukraine to hold military Exercises on its territory where he wishes ", - noted the head of the Ministry of defence of Poland.

International Exercise Saber Guardian/Rapid Trident-2015 started on the first day of the week In Lviv region. They are the most large-scale exercises in the country this year, a record number of participants - more than 1,800 soldiers from 18 countries. The American military is the most numerous among the foreign participants of the exercises in the West of Ukraine, consisting of about five hundred people, said the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of defense.

The training will last two weeks in different parts of the military ground in the international centre for peacekeeping and security Academy of land forces In the Lvov area. During the practical classes will be used almost 900 weapons and about 130 military vehicles and combat vehicles.

The annual Exercise Saber Guardian/Rapid Trident in Ukraine are held with the participation of the offices of Ukraine, the United States and several other NATO countries and the former USSR. In 2014 participated in about 1, 3 thousand soldiers from fifteen countries.


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