US and NATO military airplanes intercept Russian airplanes over North Atlantic
US fighter jets, along with Norwegian and British military airplanes, intercepted Russian airplanes near NATO-allied air space on Thursday, according to NATO.
A day earlier, Norwegian military airplanes identified and intercepted Russian planes in the High North, a separate NATO release said.
Both incidents occurred as tensions between Russia, the US and its NATO allies remain high. Russia continues to build up its military presence along Ukraine's border and has also built up its maritime presence in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said this week.
Earlier this week, the US announced it would move 3,000 troops to Germany, Poland and Romania in the face of Russia's military buildup in Ukraine. Some 1,000 troops will move from Germany to Romania, while another 2,000 will move from the US to Germany and Poland, Kirby said.
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