Denmark's deployment of the additional aircraft and a ship to the Baltic Sea sends a message to Russia about the willingness by NATO countries to demonstrate their military capabilities and commitment to NATO partners during a crisis.
After the U.S. and NATO delivered a written response to Russia's demands, a Kremlin spokesman said it"does not give much reason for optimism."Wednesday's arrival of American F-15 fighters in Estonia to join an ongoing NATO air policing mission over the Baltics would normally not garner much attention were it not for the rising tensions of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The deployments also highlight NATO's existing presence in eastern Europe and the Baltics, prompted by Russia's 2014 invasion of Crimea, and how any military movements are being viewed through the prism of the crisis with Ukraine, no matter the size of the deployment. On Monday, the Pentagon announced that most of the troops had been placed on shortened"prepare to deploy orders" in case they were needed for the 40,000 man NATO Response Force was activated on short notice to respond to a crisis.F-15 fighters of United States Air Force landed at Amari Air Base, Estonia, to bolster the NATO forces in eastern Europe, Jan 26, 2022.
Separately Russia's annexation of Crimea led the United States to establish high-profile troop rotations in eastern Europe, currently there are 5,000 American forces carrying out training Poland. "It's not typical that we talk about it as much as we've been talking about it," John Kirby told reporters.
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