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NATO Fighter Aircraft Intercept Russian Military Planes over Baltic Sea – Video


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Video shot by the Dutch Royal airforce show fighter jets assigned to NATO #39;s Baltic Air Policing Mission making several intercepts of groups of Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea....

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NATO Eyes 'Spearhead Force,' Sending Message to Russia

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany Vladimir Putin's aggression in Ukraine and other intimidating shows of force have created a "very different kind of scenario" for NATO, according to the defense alliance's top commander in Europe.

On Monday, 28 Russian military planes including TU-95 and TU-22 strategic bombers were intercepted over the Baltic Sea near Latvia's border. On Tuesday, a Russian plane violated Estonia's airspace. Poland's defense minister later accused Putin of launching "unprecedented activity" around the Baltic Sea.

Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said the recent Russian flights were "of a different nature than we've seen in a while." The warplanes were intercepted by NATO in international airspace.

"For the past 19 years, we have been trying to treat Russia as a partner, trying to bring the nations of Europe back together and now what we see is a very different kind of scenario," Breedlove told NBC News.

Moscow's military manoeuvres this week did nothing to help ease tensions between the West and Russia over the Ukraine crisis and NATO commanders stress that it is "time to re-focus" the alliance.

In its latest move to reassure nervous allies that border Russia, NATO leaders met in Germany this week to analyze the results of Exercise Trident Lance 2014. Its training scenario dealt with the hypothetical invasion of NATO member Estonia and included everything from missile strikes to cyber attacks. It was the first NATO exercise of its kind since the end of the Cold War.

In the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea and alleged support of Ukraine separatists, NATO is also creating a new "spearhead force." It aims to deploy more quickly than the alliance's current rapid reaction force.

By 2016, NATO wants to establish a brigade-size force of up to 5,000 ground troops that's ready to be sent to trouble spots at short notice, with air, sea and special forces support.

"We are evolving in order to be more responsive," said Breedlove, who also heads the U.S. European Command.

The so-called Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) will "have an adjustable response that could go as low as two days based on intelligence and warning," Breedlove said.

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NATO Eyes 'Spearhead Force' to Send Message to Russia

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany Vladimir Putin's aggression in Ukraine and other intimidating shows of force have created a "very different kind of scenario" for NATO, according to the defense alliance's top commander in Europe.

On Monday, 28 Russian military planes including TU-95 and TU-22 strategic bombers were intercepted over the Baltic Sea near Latvia's border. On Tuesday, a Russian plane violated Estonia's airspace. Poland's defense minister later accused Putin of launching "unprecedented activity" around the Baltic Sea.

Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said the recent Russian flights were "of a different nature than we've seen in a while." The warplanes were intercepted by NATO in international airspace.

"For the past 19 years, we have been trying to treat Russia as a partner, trying to bring the nations of Europe back together and now what we see is a very different kind of scenario," Breedlove told NBC News.

Moscow's military manoeuvres this week did nothing to help ease tensions between the West and Russia over the Ukraine crisis and NATO commanders stress that it is "time to re-focus" the alliance.

In its latest move to reassure nervous allies that border Russia, NATO leaders met in Germany this week to analyze the results of Exercise Trident Lance 2014. Its training scenario dealt with the hypothetical invasion of NATO member Estonia and included everything from missile strikes to cyber attacks. It was the first NATO exercise of its kind since the end of the Cold War.

In the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea and alleged support of Ukraine separatists, NATO is also creating a new "spearhead force." It aims to deploy more quickly than the alliance's current rapid reaction force.

By 2016, NATO wants to establish a brigade-size force of up to 5,000 ground troops that's ready to be sent to trouble spots at short notice, with air, sea and special forces support.

"We are evolving in order to be more responsive," said Breedlove, who also heads the U.S. European Command.

The so-called Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) will "have an adjustable response that could go as low as two days based on intelligence and warning," Breedlove said.

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Multiple attacks kill 19 in Afghanistan as NATO deadline looms

Provided by AFP An Afghan soldier inspects the wreckage of Afghan Army bus at the site where a suicide bomber on foot targeted the bus full of soldiers in Kabul on December 11, 2014 Taliban insurgents killed at least 19 people in a series of gun and suicide attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, underlining worsening security as US-led NATO forces end their combat mission in the country.

A suicide blast wrecked an Afghan military bus in Kabul, killing at least six soldiers, while a senior court official was assassinated in the city and 12 Afghan mine clearance workers were gunned down in the south.

Two NATO soldiers were also killed on Friday in an attack in the east of Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement, without identifying their nationality.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for all the attacks.

The latest bout of violence comes ahead of the official end of NATO's war against the Taliban on December 31 after 13 years of fighting that has failed to thwart the Islamist insurgency.

The bloodshed has wrecked claims that the insurgency is weakening and highlighted fears that Afghanistan could trip into a spiral of violence as the US-led military presence declines.

NATO's force in Afghanistan will change on December 31 from a combat mission to a support role, with troop numbers cut to about 12,500 -- down from a peak of 130,000 in 2010.

On Saturday, casualties were rushed to hospital after a suicide bomber on foot detonated explosives next to the military bus in central Kabul.

"Six members of the ANA (Afghan National Army) have been martyred," defence ministry deputy spokesman Dawlat Waziri told AFP. "Many other people were taken to hospitals."

The Taliban have often targeted buses that take government and military personnel to work every morning in Kabul, despite efforts by security forces to provide protection for the vulnerable vehicles.

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Handover ceremony marks end of US and NATO combat mission in Afghanistan – Video


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NATO says Russia not discussing military activity

(UPDATED) 'It takes two to have a dialogue and until now, Russia has not demonstrated any interest in genuine dialogue,' says NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu

BRUSSELS, Belgium (UPDATED) NATO said Friday, December 12, that Russia showed no interest in talking about its increased military activity, adding there had been no contact between their armed forces since May amid the Ukraine crisis.

The US-led alliance has reported an upsurge in Russian military flights, especially near its Baltic state members, but also further afield around Norway, Britain and far south into the Atlantic.

"It takes two to have a dialogue and until now, Russia has not demonstrated any interest in genuine dialogue," NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu told Agence France-Presse. (READ: NATO warns Russia over 'blatant violations' in Ukraine conflict)

"Nor has it returned to compliance with international law and its international obligations and responsibilities. So I would refer you to the Russian authorities for any further questions."

She recalled that NATO foreign ministers had agreed at a meeting in Brussels earlier this month that regular communications between NATO and the Russian military were needed "to avoid any incidents", and for NATO to "keep channels of military communications open."

In response to Russia's intervention in Ukraine and its annexation of Crimea in March, NATO suspended all cooperation with Moscow but said diplomatic channels would remain open.

Another NATO spokesman, Dan Termansen, separately confirmed the long gap in talks with the Russian military.

"There has been no conversation between the NATO military authorities and the Russian Chief of Defense Staff since May, but the lines of communications are open," Termansen said.

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BRUSSELS: NATO accused Russia Friday of refusing any "genuine dialogue" about its increased military activity, saying there'd been no contact between army brass during the seven months of crisis in Ukraine.

The US-led alliance has reported an upsurge in Russian military flights, especially near its Baltic state members, but also further afield around Norway, Britain and far south into the Atlantic.

"It takes two to have a dialogue and until now, Russia has not demonstrated any interest in genuine dialogue," NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu told AFP.

"Nor has it returned to compliance with international law and its international obligations and responsibilities. So I would refer you to the Russian authorities for any further questions."

She recalled that NATO foreign ministers had agreed at a meeting in Brussels earlier this month that regular communications between NATO and the Russian military were needed "to avoid any incidents", and for NATO to "keep channels of military communications open."

In response to Russia's intervention in Ukraine and its annexation of Crimea in March, NATO suspended all cooperation with Moscow but said diplomatic channels would remain open.

Another NATO spokesman, Dan Termansen, separately confirmed the long gap in talks with the Russian military.

"There has been no conversation between the NATO military authorities and the Russian Chief of Defence Staff since May, but the lines of communications are open," Termansen said.

NATO's comments come a day after Poland's defence minister said he was concerned by the "unprecedented" increase in Russia's military activity over the Baltic Sea.

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