NATO To Boost Air, Warship Presence Around Russia; Netherlands May Deploy F-16s To Ukraine!

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Positioning of NATO troops for the coming WW3? In war propaganda: you always paint yourself as the victim reacting defensively to the aggressive actions of the enemy! This move by NATO is an escalation of tension!
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NATO To Boost Air, Warship Presence Around Russia; Netherlands May Deploy F-16s To Ukraine!
by Tyler Durden, www.zerohedge.com
If there is was one way to assure a certain escalation in Ukraine hostilities beyond what has already happened, it is for NATO to do precisely what Russia warned it should not do: build up its presence in the surrounding countries. Which is why we find it somewhat puzzling that NATO announced it would do just this when as the Guardian reported, the military alliance said it would step up its presence around Russian borders to “reassure eastern European member states.”
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The reinforcements on Nato’s eastern flank will take the form of more air patrols over the Baltic states, greater numbers of warships in both the Baltic and eastern Mediterranean, and more troops deployed in eastern Europe.
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The Nato buildup will also involve the redeployment of warships, some of them now participating in counter-piracy operations off Somalia, to the Baltic and the Mediterranean. A Nato official said the details of the naval measures were still being discussed.
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The Nato commander in Europe, General Philip Breedlove, said several Nato member states had offered ground troops for deployment in eastern European member states and that he would be soon making recommendations on how they should be positioned. Breedlove said that the situation represented more than a crisis, adding: “For Nato, it’s bigger than that. It’s a paradigm shift.”
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It goes without saying that to Russia this will be seen as a hostile move on behalf of the western countries, which is why Breedlove said “he had attempted to call the Russian chief of general staff, Valery Gerasimov, to explain that the deployments were entirely defensive but had not been able to reach him.”
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