Russia Claims NATO Deploying More Troops on Border and Increasing Spy Flights, nationalinterest.org

According to a top Russian military official, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is massing troops near its border and increasing flights of reconnaissance aircraft. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told reporters over the weekend that NATO plans to redeploy another U.S. military contingent to Poland in the near future, and that NATO Allied Command Operations in Eastern Europe has now surpassed 10,000 troops. […]

“The North Atlantic Alliance’s nations have recently intensified their intelligence activities,” Shoigu told state media at the conclusion of last month’s Army Games-2020. “The intensity of use of NATO surveillance aircraft close to Russian borders has increased by more than 30% in comparison to last year. There were 87 flights last August and now there are about 120.” Läs artikel