Dutch machine drove Russian aircraft, which came up for the borders of the Baltic States , photo
The incident happened on Wednesday, but was informed about it a day later. After capturing a Russian aircraft flew in the direction of Kaliningrad.
The Dutch Defense Ministry reported in a statement that it was the first mission of the pilots in this country since Sept. 3, when the Polish came another change in the framework of the NATO-led mission to protect airspace of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
IL-20 is a reconnaissance aircraft with wide opportunities for action. It is used, among others, for electronic surveillance.
This year, NATO took over 100 Russian aircraft
That’s three times more than last year. For this reason, the countries of northern Europe and the United Kingdom have agreed to intensify cooperation in the defense of its airspace. In Oslo, the defense ministers of the Nordic countries, the Baltic republics and Britain agreed to step up intelligence cooperation and expand cross-border air force exercise in the Nordic region. They admitted that the Ukrainian crisis has increased tensions in East-West relations.
The Norwegian Minister of Defence Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide said that all ministers “agreed on the fact that the actions of Russia in Ukraine is absolutely unacceptable and violate the basic principles of international law. She pointed out the severity of Russia’s military activity in the Arctic and the Baltic Sea, but also reserved: “We do not see a direct military threat from Russia.”
She informed that the cooperation of Finland, Sweden and Norway in the field of Air Force training will be extended to Denmark and will cover the entire Nordic airspace. NATO Baltic republics will also help in strengthening their military capacity.
The British Minister of Defence Michael Fallon declared emphatically: “Do not let Russia violate our airspace. “
The Russians provoke the US?
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu Russia announced that Russia will send its bombers to the borders of the United States. He explained that it was Moscow’s response to the reactions of the world in connection with the crisis in Ukraine.
Russian machines are patrolling the airspace over the Arctic Ocean, western Atlantic, eastern Pacific, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
Reuters points out that the patrol flights of strategic bombers were Cold War practice. Limited them after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but Russian President Vladimir Putin resumed them in 2007.
The American media comment and that is another of the many provocations of Moscow in recent months. In September, the US Air Force intercepted six Russian aircraft in the airspace over Alaska. The incidents took place when a visit to Canada and the United States consisted of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
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Significant activation of the Russian aviation coincides with increased Russian presence in Ukraine. According to NATO, the influx was observed on the eastern Ukraine, Russian tanks, artillery, air defense and combat troops.
On Saturday, the OSCE observers reported that military vehicles without license plates carry the Ukraine operates 122 millimeters caliber. The convoys going to the soldiers in dark uniforms without insignia.
Russia has repeatedly denied its forces allegedly encroaching upon the Ukraine. Alexander Lukashevich, a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry said even that similar accusations at Russia by the West may be the part of the military of these countries attempt to justify their actions.
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