The announcement made by the Minister of Defense: Romania faces quite often the challenges of Russia

" Romania, as a major player of NATO in the Black Sea, is often faced with such challenges (…) Russia tests, there are actions to test the vigilance and the ability to NATO's military intervention (…) We are one of the most important presence in the Black Sea, I often want to say – the most important security provider of the Black Sea and Among other missions, we perform these air policing missions are a very good thing.) Whenever we have foreign ships entering the Black Sea, these operations are intensified. (…) These are discouragement operations , recognition, etc. It's a game that, as long as it stays in the (…) Romania is ready to face any threat, any challenge launched to the Black Sea, whether in the air, at sea, or I do not want to speak "

" After the illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014 by the Russian Federation, these activities in Ankara 3

He said that these actions of Russia intensified after the annexation of Crimea. The Black Sea is strengthened. It is important that Romania and its allies prove through their actions and exercises that the Black Sea is not a Russian lake. The Black Sea is an open sea, where it operates safely. (…) There is a game of provocation, of response because the Russian Federation is trying to prove that the Black Sea is the zone that it controls "said Mihai Fifor.

He specified that Romania could participate with F16 planes for air policing operations since 2019.

The Minister thanked the British troops underlying the Kogalniceanu mission and said that military operations do not interfere with civil air traffic

Last week, British Typhoon fighters were taken from a base in Romania to intercept A Russian Su-24 fighter aircraft detected According to a statement issued by the British Royal Air Force (RAF), the British news agency Reuters reported that the aircraft was located near the airspace of NATO above the Black Sea 459021] CLICK HERE to install free ProTV news for Android phones and iPhones

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