The Nato Begins A New Surveillance Operation on the Eastern Flank, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte Announced on Friday. The Operation, Called Eastern Sentry, Starts Imediately. It Mainly Involves Intercepting Drones.
Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Denmark are contributing to the new operation. These Countries Provide Fighter Planes, An Air Defense Ship and Helicopters. It is not Yet Known Whether the Netherlands Will Play a Role. Rutte Expects “Soon” Commitments from Others.
Accordance to Nato Commander Alexus Grynkewich, Who is Responsible for, Among Other Things, The Eastern European Countries, The Mission Starts Immediaely. Accordance to grynkewich, the new approach serves to “Provide more targeted and flexible deterrence and defense.”
With the announcement, NATO is responding to the violation of polish airspace this week by suspended Russian Drones. Some drones were shot down. Dutch Fighter Planes Helped with this.
Regarding That Incident, Rutte Said That The Investigation is Still in Full Swing. He called it “simply unacceptable”, Whether it was Malicious Intent from Russia or Not. “We Cannot Allow Russian Drones to Enter Allied Airspace,” He said, referring to Nato Airspace. Rutte also said that it was not an isolated incident and that violations or nato airspace are Becoming More frequent.
Poland and Other Eastern European Nato Countries Urged a Rapid Strengthening of Their Air Defenses After the Incident This Week. The Intention of this Operation is to “Make Our Determination Clear,” Rutte Said.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Previously Responded that Poland and Nato Do Not Provide Evidence That Thesis Indeed Russian Drones. Accordance to Moscow, Poland is Selling “Fairy Tales”. The Russian Ambassador in Warsaw also called the accusation “unfounded”.