NATO To Boost Air, Warship Presence Around Russia; Netherlands May Deploy F-16s To Ukraine
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
04/16/2014
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.” And in case Russia fails to notice all of the Netherlands announced it is looking into the deployment of F16 fighter jets as Ukraine crisis air support “to try and ease the conflict around Ukraine, defence minister Jeanine Hennis told a television talk show on Tuesday night. Asked specifically what form Dutch air support could take, the minister said ‘it could mean sending an F16.’
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