Portuguese Navy intercepted the ship of the Russian Federation in the waters of the EEZ
The ship of the Portuguese Navy in the night of Wednesday intercepted a Russian ship that was in the waters of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the country, said the head of the Ministry of defense of Portugal jos? Pedro Aguiar-Branco.
The head of the defense Ministry told the news Agency that the Russian hydrographic vessel was found, identified and then escorted out of the limits of the EEZ between yesterday evening and today in the morning." Message of the Minister sounded on the margins of the meeting with a contingent of Portuguese soldiers involved in the mission of the NATO aerial exploration in Lithuania.
Russia, after a dispute with the West over Ukraine announced an unprecedented increase in the activity of NATO's borders. NATO, for its part, told about the " unusual growth of activity of the Russian military aviation.
in connection with the situation around Ukraine, NATO has adopted a number of measures that the Alliance explains the need to provide security of the participating countries. Were strengthened mission air patrol Baltic countries (in Alliance with 2004), the aircraft with radar equipment make regular flights over Poland (joined in 1999) and Romania (joined in 2004)introduced additional NATO ships in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas.
in addition, the Alliance said about the increase in the constant presence of staff, program expansion exercises, strengthening early warning systems.
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