During today’s briefing, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova said the US-Turkey military exercises in the waters of the Black Sea are targeted against Russia.

“It’s clear for everyone that the military exercises are against Russia. They are being held near Russia’s borders and pose a threat to peace and stability. One gets the impression that the United States Sixth Fleet is rushing to find the enemy in the Black Sea. Officials of the Pentagon and the US Department of State have made provocative statements on this. Washington and its allies are supposedly contributing to the strengthening of security in Europe,” Zakharova said, adding that Washington needs to have an impact on Kyiv in regard to implementation of the Minks agreements in order to strengthen security in Europe.