So one of the journalists asked Kirby about the position of the Pentagon regarding the recent joint exercises of the Serbian and Russian military held in Serbia. At the same time, the reporter said that “Serbia, which is a member of NATO’s Partnership for Peace program, is conducting exercises with the enemy.”
“Nobody has branded Russia an enemy. This is not the phrase we would use to refer to Russia,” a Pentagon spokesman said.
He added that he would prefer “the two sovereign countries to talk about their own exercises and bilateral relations.”
“We value Serbia as a member of the Partnership for Peace program and certainly appreciate our contribution to the Alliance,” Kirby said.
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