NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during his visit to Spain, said that Madrid will send four of their fighters to patrol the Baltic States in the form of strengthening NATO forces, informs on Thursday Agency.

These planes will patrol the skies over Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. These Baltic countries do not have their own fighters. First of these NATO members like the US, UK, Denmark, France, Canada and Germany, made an offer their fighters, the execution of the objectives is to patrol the airspace over the Baltic States and other parts of Europe during the four-month exercise.

Also Rasmussen tried to persuade Spain to increase defense spending, reduced the country on the background of the financial fall of 2008.

first of Latvia turned to NATO With the request to strengthen the presence of the Commonwealth in the field in connection With the situation in the East of Ukraine. A number of opposition politicians believe that the holding of such military exercises does not promote stability in the region.

Since mid-April, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine special military operation to suppress the protest movement, which emerged as a reaction to the February a change of government With the characteristics of a coup d'etat. In the Russian capital this special operation, which has already led to numerous victims, called punitive and agitate her immediately stop.

in connection With the situation around Ukraine, NATO has adopted a Number of measures that the Alliance explains the need to ensure the security of the allies. Were strengthened mission air patrol the Baltic States, aircraft With radar equipment make regular flights over the territory of Poland and Romania, introduced additional NATO ships in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas. In addition, the Alliance said on increase of the constant presence of staff, teaching programs, strengthening early warning systems and strengthening the capacity of the response force.

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