Denmark sends four additional F-16 fighters and a military frigate to Lithuania
Posted: 2022-01-13 12:44
Danish fighters F-16. Photo by Johanna Geron (Reuters / Scanpix)
Four additional fighter jets, a military frigate, will be deployed in Lithuania to strengthen NATO’s military capabilities, the Ministry of Defense (KAM) said on Thursday.
According to the ministry, this week the Danish parliament will make a decision for Lithuania to launch four additional F-16 fighter jets and deploy a military frigate HDMS Peter Willemoe with 160 troops in the Baltic Sea.
The fighter jets of the Kingdom of Denmark will reinforce NATO’s Baltic Air Policing Mission from the end of January. The frigate will be part of the NATO naval unit.
The decision to strengthen NATO’s capabilities in the Baltic States was taken in response to increased tensions at Ukraine’s borders and to strengthen the security of Lithuania’s eastern allies Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and to deter potential threats.
Since the end of November last year, the NATO Air Policing Mission has been led by the Polish Air Force with four F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters.
Yesterday, the country feared the mobilization of Russian forces near the Ukrainian border and accused Moscow of planning to force its neighbor into it. According to Yesterday, up to 100,000 Russian troops are concentrated at the Ukrainian border.
Moscow argues that military maneuvers are a response to NATO’s growing presence in its path zone. Russia also categorically demands that the military alliance not be expanded towards its borders yesterday.
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