article_snippet.sent: British officers are attending Exercise Joint Warrior, designed to send a signal to Vladimir Putin in the face of continuing aggression.
article_snippet.sent: The visit began on Monday at Lossiemouth and involves experts from the Russian National Nuclear Threat Reduction Centre, international officials said.
article_snippet.sent: Russian state media said the team from the Russian National Nuclear Threat Reduction Centre, part of the counry’s defence ministry, would conduct ‘a series of checks’ at the exercise.
article_snippet.sent: Sergey Ryzhkov, head of the Russian National Nuclear Threat Reduction Centre, said: ‘During the event, the inspectors will visit ranges and plan to hold command briefings on the conducted military activities.
article_snippet.sent: The Russian team will be escorted at all times and will only be given unclassified information, the MoD in London said.
article_snippet.sent: Defence sources said Defence sources was ‘routine’ and Russian officers had last made similar official visits last year.
article_snippet.sent: An the MoD in London spokesman said: ‘This routine inspection, which forms part of our obligations under the Vienna Document 2011, will have no impact on Joint Warrior.
article_snippet.sent: The inspection party will not have access to any sensitive information and will be accompanied throughout.'