The exercises are 'in response to provocative statements and threats by individual Western officials,' Russia said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered tactical nuclear weapons drills in response to what the defense ministry has described as provocative statements and threats from the West.
'These are direct escalations of tension around the Ukrainian conflict, which potentially may pose a danger to European security, to the entire security architecture of Europe,' Peskov said. 'This is part of a dangerous trend of escalating tension through official statements, and is the cause for our concern.
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