Despite Russia inviting NATO experts and foreign journalists to observe the planned Zapad-2017 drills with Belarus, the military bloc’s member states claimed the exercises allegedly pose a “threat” to their security.
尽管俄罗斯邀请北约专家和外国记者观察与白俄罗斯进行的Zapad-2017演习，但军方集团成员国声称这些演习对其安全构成“威胁”。
The Kremlin spokesman dismissed the allegations:
克里姆林宫发言人驳斥了这些指控：
“We believe that the wave of hysteria around these exercises is absolutely provocative, as it is a common practice, it is the right of any country and the usual practice of carrying out such exercises. Everything is done in strict accordance with the international law and the relevant rules,” Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
“我们认为，围绕这些演习的歇斯底里绝对是在挑衅，因为这是一个惯例，任何一个国家都有权利，而且是惯常的做法，一切都是严格按照国际法和相关规则进行的，“德米特里·佩斯科夫，星期五的时候说。
