NATO begins major military exercises in Norway

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)NATO) and the countries associated with it began carrying out large military exercises, in which 30,000 soldiers participated, on Monday (14) in Norway.

The long-term exercise “Cold Response 2022” aims to test Norway’s ability to receive external reinforcements in the event of aggression against a third country (Article 5 of NATO Provides for a military response to aggression against any of the countries that are part of the Alliance).

However, the exercises take place in the context of a crisis between Western countries and countries Russia After the invasion of Ukraine.

“It’s a defensive maneuver,” said the head of the Norwegian Operations Command, General Yengve Udlow, at the head of the exercise.

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“It is not a military operation with an offensive objective,” he said in an interview with TV2.

These naval, air, amphibious and land maneuvers are organized every two years over large areas of Norwegian territory, including beyond the Arctic Circle.

The Russia He refused the invitation to send observers.

NATO armored vehicles arrive in Norway on March 10, 2022 – Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB / AFP

Strengthening the military capabilities of the Government of Iraq NATO near the border Russia “It does not contribute to strengthening the security of the region,” its embassy in Oslo said last week.

General Udlow said the Russians had “mobilized their surveillance capabilities in a completely legitimate way” for the exercises and “I really hope they honor the agreements in force.”