Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on the 8th that NATO's military exercise in the Black Sea aims to strengthen its containment policy towards Russia. Lavrov said at a joint press conference held after talks with visiting Venezuelan foreign minister prasencia that NATO's military exercises in the Black Sea show that the United States and its allies intend to strengthen their containment policy towards Russia. This violates the key contents of the basic document of the Russian NATO Council. NATO promised not to deploy its military facilities to the East on the territory of new member states, but now the United States hopes to establish naval bases in Romania and Bulgaria. Lavrov said that Russia is fully prepared to deal with any development. Over the years, Russia has been used to preparing for all kinds of provocations in its relations with NATO. In addition, according to a statement issued by the Georgian Ministry of the interior on the 8th, the US Navy Command Ship "Whitney mountain" and destroyer "Porter" sailed into the Black Sea port city of Batumi, Georgia, on the same day for a visit. During the visit, Georgia and the United States will hold joint maritime military exercises in the Black Sea to enhance mutual coordination and improve the combat capability of Georgia's coast guard. According to previous Russian media reports, the destroyer "Porter" and the command ship "Whitney mountain" have recently entered the Black Sea waters. Russian Defense Minister Shoigu said on the 7th that the Russian military is closely monitoring the every move of US warships in the Black Sea and will never allow any provocation. (outlook new era)