Submarine of Germany and the commander of NATO arrived in Estonia
Nikolai Dashkevich. Submarine German Navy U34 entered the territorial waters of Estonia, is planning to explore the waters of the Northern Baltic sea, said on Sunday the headquarters of the defence Forces of the country.
in Tallinn was also attended by the commander of the submarine fleet of the NATO rear Admiral Matt Zerkle (Matt Zirkle), According to which the visit of the German submarines in Estonia is rather symbolic in nature, contributing to the strengthening of partnerships in the framework of NATO.
"we are currently involved on the task force NATO naval forces and performed tasks ", - said the commander of the submarine Stefan Pfeiffer (Stephan Pfeiffer).
"The presence here of this submarines shows the readiness of NATO to defend the region to the Baltic sea does not jeopardize the free and safe movement of ships. And among them, the ships of the Navy of NATO, " he said, with his own hand, Jerks. He wants to hold a meeting with the leadership of the Navy of Estonia and visit the residence of the U.S. Ambassador in Tallinn.
The Russian side had previously noted the increased activity of NATO near the borders of the Russian Federation, such as the Baltic direction, the armed forces have expressed concern about the strengthening of the military capabilities of NATO forces close to the Western borders of Russia. While in the capital of Russia noted, NATO is planning to increase the intensity of your exercises in the Baltic, destabilizes the situation in the area as the crisis in Ukraine is used by the Alliance as an excuse to foment anti-Russian sentiment.
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