Large-scale maneuvers of NATO's rapid deployment forces have started near Russia's European borders.
These maneuvers, dubbed Steadfast Jazz, are NATO's largest ones within the last decade.
The
maneuvers are taking place in the Baltic countries and Poland. Taking
part are, in total, more than 6,000 troops, about 350 armed vehicles, 57
planes and helicopters, 11 overwater ships and 2 submarines.
Besides the alliance's forces, taking part are NATO's partners – Ukraine, Macedonia, Sweden and Finland.
scenario of this war game has an evident anti-Russian “flavor”.
According to this scenario, NATO is repelling an attack of a certain
state against the Baltic countries. It is not said what country is the
aggressor, but the only neighbors of the Baltic states that are not
taking part in the maneuvers are Russia and Belarus.
