Russian observers this week will perform two flights during the Treaty on open skies, said the print edition of military power of Russia " Red star ".

The second will be held from 24 to 28 June over Sweden. To do this, use An-30B, which will take off from the airfield of Uppsala, and the maximum range is 1,700 kilometers.

Russian machines will operate flights on the agreed routes and on their sides will present Experts from the US and Sweden. They will monitor the use of the equipment and compliance with the provisions of the Treaty.

Also this week, the expected General flight missions of France and Germany over the territory of Russia in French to-130п? from the airfield Kubinka.

OSCE members signed the open skies Treaty in 1992. He was one of the measures to strengthen confidence in the European Union after the cold war.

To operate the document began ten years later in 2002. According to the agreement, the parties have the opportunity to conduct reconnaissance flights over the territory of other member States and to collect data on their troops.

currently, the agreement is 34 countries, among them - the vast majority of NATO countries, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and neutral Sweden and Finland.



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