Steadfast Defender 2024 drills: NATO's largest exercise since Cold War kicks off
The U.S. Navy's Gunston Hall departs for NATO's Steadfast Defender 2024, the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, involving over 90,000 troops and more than 50 ships. The drills aim to rehearse NATO's regional defense plans amid rising tensions, with Russia identified as a significant threat. Not explicitly mentioning Russia, NATO's exercises take place against the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine. Russia views the scale of the exercises as an "irrevocable return" to Cold War dynamics, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.
Source: indiatimes.com