American F-15 fighters arrived in Romania to “strengthen NATO’s presence” in the Black Sea region.
US aircraft will complement the Italian and Romanian Air Force, which maintains a military presence in the Black Sea region.
“The Italian, Romanian and American Air Forces will operate jointly to protect the airspace of NATO allies. This planned deployment is aimed at ensuring an allied air presence in the Black Sea region”, the alliance said in a statement.
According to the command of the North Atlantic Alliance, American and Italian fighters will fly with the Romanian Air Force from 18 to 22 December.
The Kremlin has repeatedly expressed concern about the buildup of NATO forces in Europe. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said earlier that Russia poses no threat to anyone and is not going to “attack” anyone.