brussels nato accuse russia thursday mislead alliance scope war game last month violation rule mean reduce east-west tensions moscow say nato stir anti-russian propaganda meet russia ambassador u.s.-led alliance alexander grushko nato envoys say moscow give conflict account exercise know zapad west belarus baltic sea western russia kaliningrad outpost diplomats say nato ambassadors press message home meet grushko nato-russia council forum effectively suspend months moscow annex crimean peninsula march 2014 meet regularly russia defense ministry say war game include 12,700 troop run sept. 14 sept 20 fictional scenario focus attack militants nato say far troop 12,700 simulate attack west august september say concern large-scale unannounced exercise could accidentally trigger conflict eastern europe nato russia western ally press moscow clear military exercise invite observers number troop participate exercise significantly exceed number announce exercise scenario different one geographical scope large previously announce nato secretary general jens stoltenberg tell reporters meet cold war-era treaty know vienna document set rule exercise war game number 13,000 troop open observers also fly drill allow talk soldier nato send one expert visitor day russia two experts visitor day belarus nato diplomats say moscow mass 100,000 troop arctic eastern ukraine russia back separatists use ballistic missiles electronic warfare test combat capability europe grushko say nato assessment wrong nato wrong lump exercise go russia last month zapad name nato countries count military activities take place russian federation count part zapad tell news conference meet accept propaganda russian exercise grushko say unprecedented propaganda attack say western officials express concern part baltic state large ethnic russian minorities could seize moscow much russia take control ukraine crimea 2014. however stoltenberg say russia withdraw troop belarus zapad exercise baltic countries fear moscow might leave nato border nato say russia mislead west scale zapad war game