Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, speaking about the NATO military exercises Defender Europe, noted that Western countries, including the United States, openly talk about the nature of their maneuvers, allegedly in contrast to Russia.
“As I said, these are defensive exercises. There is another difference. We went out and told you about them. I told you how many military, how many countries [принимают в них участие]… I talked about the features. You will get tired of hearing from me about Defender Europe, because I will continue to talk about what we are doing. This is called transparency. It’s great, “Kirby said.
According to him, such transparency is not observed from Moscow.
“This is a big difference,” added a US military official.