LAVROV CALLS #NATO MILITARY MISSION IN ARCTIC "DIRECT THREAT TO RUSSIA'S SECURITY" " In close proximity to our northern borders, intensified military preparations are underway. Large-scale exercises of an aggressive nature are being conducted with the involvement of non-regional countries , and new elements of NATO's command-and-control structure are appearing. Such military activity in the Far North poses direct threats to Russia's security ," Lavrov stated in an article.