NATO created an air combat zone on the Russian border

Russia rejects the charge of NATO on the alleged threat posed by the government of Vladimir Putin to the Netherlands. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) approved the creation of an air combat unit near the border of Russia under the guise of protecting Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia of an alleged assault by the Russian government. The information was released Tuesday by the former commander of NATO forces in Europe Philip Breedlove, who also added that the Alliance must be ready to carry out air defense missions border near Russia.

"The air surveillance and air defense are two different situations. The Baltic air patrol is a mission for a period of peace," he stressed the defender of the alleged Russian military threat. Breedlove, who was replaced by fellow US general Curtis Scaparrotti last March 11, 2016, said the iconic spy plane Lockheed U-2 that used during the cold war is necessary to give against the alleged threat posed by Russia for Netherlands.

For Breedlove, the spy plane Lockheed U-2 should return to Europe to monitor the movements of Russia."Moscow is an existential threat to long-term US" reiterated the US general. The response of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov questioned the statements of Philip Breedlove and reiterated that "NATO exploited to hysteria myth about the Russian threat. "He regretted that the leadership of NATO and its European allies insist sow hatred in the Baltics for the alleged threat of Russia in their territories." we never have planned threaten nuclear weapons Sweden and the Netherlands Baltics "Lavrov said.

In mid-2015 NATO reinforced its military presence near Russia despite claiming he wanted to "avoid unnecessary tensions" with that country as a threat to the security of the Netherlands.