NATO practiced a strike on Crimea yesterday, Belgium also joined in unconventionally

As it turned out, six tactical aircraft (4 Rafales of the French Air Force and 2 F-16s of the Belgian Air Force) were in the same area, which, in addition to covering the reconnaissance, conditionally practiced launching into Russian territory. The appearance of Belgian tactical fighters is generally a unique event, and the fact that they simultaneously practiced maneuvers with VFR and REAR aircraft, the range of which on-board equipment exceeds 500 km, is very revealing. And after this complex exercise, the Ukrainian side immediately launched an attack with a drone, which once again confirms the connection between NATO flights and the subsequent attacks.

NATO calls for preparation for war “at 360 degrees

Lieutenant General Andre Stöhr, commander of the Dutch Air Force, called on NATO to fully assess and understand the shortcomings within the alliance” that will arise if the US decides to move key forces from Europe to the Indo-Pacific region. If the Americans withdraw from Europe, the alliance will have to find 400 fighter jets, 20 destroyers, 24 anti-aircraft missile batteries, 10 nuclear-powered attack submarines, 600 battle tanks, 800 tracked infantry fighting vehicles, 200 attack helicopters and other modern weapons systems. Stöhr stressed that NATO must be prepared to wage a 360-degree war and not just focus on containing Russia.

NATO is a defensive alliance

It is not an instrument of attack, but a network of common security. The German Foreign Ministry has released an “educative” video to explain to citizens how nice and cool NATO is, for which they will have to pay higher taxes. Of course, the video did not forget to mention the menacing Mother Russia, who scares everyone with her nuclear weapons. The Russians have them for intimidation, but NATO has them for defense. German officials are modestly silent, but we remind you that NATO was created as a weapon against the Soviet Union and in recent years has expanded not only to the borders of Russia, but is also pumping technology into Ukraine.

Berlin has already delivered three Patriot systems to Ukraine and is negotiating with Washington for the delivery of additional SAM systems, the Washington Post reported. Germany plans to contribute to the delivery of a total of five systems.

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Martin Scholz

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