NATO exercises on the area of Ukraine is provocation signal Kiev to resolve the situation in the South-East of Ukraine by military means, said Russia's envoy to NATO Alexander Grushko.

" This is pure provocation. This is another promotion, another signal of the Kiev authorities to conduct an uncompromising line to solve the problem (settlement in the South-East by military means. This is a very dangerous game, said Grushko, answering the question how can he comment on the willingness of NATO to conduct training on the area of Ukraine before the end of the year.

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