Rutte reported on NATO's monitoring of the exercises of the Russian nuclear forces

NATO is monitoring the exercises of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the preparation and use of nuclear forces. This was announced on May 20 by the Secretary General of the alliance Mark Rutte at a press conference in Brussels.

The press conference was held on the eve of the meeting of the heads of the NATO Ministries of Foreign Affairs, which starts on Thursday, May 21 and will last until Friday, May 22.

"As for these exercises, of course, we are monitoring this, we are monitoring what is happening," he said during the broadcast, which was broadcast on the alliance's YouTube channel.

The NATO Secretary General did not comment further on this issue.

Large-scale nuclear exercises have begun in Russia. What you need to know

The nuclear exercises of the Russian Armed Forces began a day earlier and will continue until May 21. They involve more than 64,000 personnel and more than 7,8 thousand units of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST). The purpose of the tests is to improve the work and assess the level of training of military personnel.

At the same time, the British newspaper Daily Express (DE) learned about the West's concern about these exercises. It was noted that they aroused concerns among European politicians.