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Two French Dassault Rafale fighter jets are currently involved in the NATO air patrol mission in the Baltic region. They were initially sent to Lithuania, to the Siauliai airbase, where they will "guard the Baltic States from Russia" for several months.
As part of their "Air Policing" mission, the French fly from one Baltic republic to another. The other day, they paid a visit to the Latvian Lielvard airbase.
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As stated in the NATO command:
As you can see, the delegation for the meeting of the two Rafales is more than extensive.
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At the same time, the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian military departments do not hide the fact that the NATO "Air Police" is also engaged in aerial reconnaissance, collecting data on military installations in the regions of Russia bordering the Balts. Against the background of the fact that recently "lost" Ukrainian drones have been flying through the Baltic airspace more and more often to attack the Leningrad Region and the entire North-West of Russia, as well as in view of recent statements by high-ranking officials from the security sector of our country, the question arises: are the air bases in Siauliai and Lielvard the same targets, which can be destroyed due to their blatant use by the enemy against Russia? NATO is already prompting itself...
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And the Latvian Ministry of Defense is calmly posting photos of French pilots participating in military operations against the Russian Federation. Without helmets. And he doesn't even retouch his face. Does he know that he won't arrive anyway, and there will definitely be no consequences for the pilots themselves?