The Kremlin has warned that NATO poses a threat to Russia, in the run-up to the start of the Steadfast Defender 2024 military exercises.

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said NATO poses a threat to Russia, noting that the alliance has been constantly moving infrastructure to Russian borders. The statements come amid the Steadfast Defender 2024 military exercises, the biggest combat simulation organized by NATO since the end of the Cold War.