Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevicius on Thursday convinced that the Russian Federation will not apply spiteful action against the Baltic countries, which are members of NATO.

above the head of the Ministry of defense UK Michael Fallon said that the Russian Federation is a danger to the Baltic States, and NATO is preparing to repel any possible aggression. In their comments, published editions and Fallon suggested that the head of the Russian Federation centuries Putin Can start some kind of secret campaign to destabilize the situation in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Lithuanian Prime Minister said that he did not know, what is the basis for such conclusions." Maybe there is some information, which we do not have. But I think that such statements May not be. If there is such information, it is possible to share with colleagues through diplomatic channels, " he said in response, Butkevicius.

first Minister of defense of Latvia Raymond Vejonis said that Latvia also sees no danger from Russia.

before NATO said about the activity of the Russian air force in the European airspace, for example, over the Baltic sea. Commander-in-chief of the Russian air force, Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev called similar message news "ballot box stuffing" designed to divert attention from the buildup of NATO forces very close to Russia's borders.

in connection with the situation around Ukraine, NATO has adopted a number of measures that the Alliance explains the need to provide security of the participating countries. For example, were strengthened mission air patrol Baltic countries. In addition, the Alliance said about the increase in the constant presence of staff, program expansion exercises, strengthening early warning systems.

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