NATO: NATO Allies send more ships, jets to enhance deterrence and defence in eastern Europe
NATO Allies are putting forces on standby and sending additional ships and fighter jets to NATO deployments in eastern Europe, reinforcing Allied deterrence and defence as Russia continues its military build-up in and around Ukraine.
In the past days, a number of Allies have made announcements regarding current or upcoming deployments. Denmark is sending a frigate to the Baltic Sea and is set to deploy four F-16 fighter jets to Lithuania in support of NATO’s long-standing air-policing mission in the region. Spain is sending ships to join NATO naval forces and is considering sending fighter jets to Bulgaria. France has expressed its readiness to send troops to Romania under NATO command. The Netherlands is sending two F-35 fighter aircraft to Bulgaria from April to support NATO’s air-policing activities in the region, and is putting a ship and land-based units on standby for NATO’s Response Force.
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WNU Editor: The Kremlin is responding to this NATO deployment .... Kremlin Says NATO Ramping Up Ukraine Tensions With Deployments (Moscow Times/AFP). More here .... Russian military cannot ignore NATO’s activity in Europe, says Kremlin (TASS).
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