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Russia closely watching NATO nuclear deterrence exercise: Kremlin

The Kremlin said Tuesday it is closely monitoring NATO’s ongoing “Steadfast Noon” nuclear deterrence drills, vowing to analyze the exercise’s progress and intent amid rising East-West tensions.

Reuters WORLD
Published October 21,2025
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Russia's military is paying close attention to NATO's ongoing annual nuclear deterrence exercise and will carefully analyse its progress and intent, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

The Steadfast Noon exercise began last week, hosted by the Netherlands and involving 71 aircraft from 41 nations.