NATO boosting tangible support for members fearful of Russia
- 9 years ago
American Stryker armoured fighting vehicles rolled alongside the Estonian Army on the Baltic republic’s Independence Day, Feb. 24th. In the city of Narva, at the border with Russia, some 100 NATO British, Dutch, Spanish, Latvian and Lithuanian soldiers paraded as well. The symbolic demonstration of solidarity goes some way to allay fears of potential Russian aggression in the former Soviet countries.
Moscow, to all appearances completely self-assured, held military exercises along its border with Ukraine in February.
A similar show of Russian military might included fighter bomber aircraft further north, over the Barents Sea. The Kremlin considers this a prime strategic area with Norway there, a NATO member. Russian craft have even skirted United Kingdom airspace, as photos show: a Tupolev Bear escorted by an Royal Air Force Typhoon last October.
NATO’s 28 members are allies in collective defence under the fifth clause of the 1949 Washington Treaty, which says that an attack on
Moscow, to all appearances completely self-assured, held military exercises along its border with Ukraine in February.
A similar show of Russian military might included fighter bomber aircraft further north, over the Barents Sea. The Kremlin considers this a prime strategic area with Norway there, a NATO member. Russian craft have even skirted United Kingdom airspace, as photos show: a Tupolev Bear escorted by an Royal Air Force Typhoon last October.
NATO’s 28 members are allies in collective defence under the fifth clause of the 1949 Washington Treaty, which says that an attack on