British navy soldiers at Exercise Baltops. Archival photoMOSCOW, June 4The large-scale annual NATO international military exercises Baltops 22 with the participation of 16 countries will be held in the Baltic Sea region from June 5 to 17, the LSM portal reports, citing the Latvian armed forces. «In the region.» Baltic Sea from June 5 to June 17, large-scale annual international military exercises Baltops 22 will be held with the participation of 14 NATO members — the USA, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Turkey, and also two NATO partner countries — Sweden and Finland,» the message says.The United States spoke about the embarrassment of NATO due to the upcoming exercisesIt is noted that Baltops is one of the largest exercises in Northern Europe, and their goal this year is to further improve the interaction and interoperability of various types of forces and weapons not only within NATO, but also together with partner countries of the alliance. «During the joint exercises, the participants will demonstrate their readiness to provide collective protection in the Baltic region, thereby strengthening regional security and contributing to deterrence,» the message says. fleet of Sweden, followed by tactical maneuvers in the waters and airspace of the Baltic Sea region, and exercises in Kiel (Germany) will end.Who is threatened by the appearance of the largest army in Europe «The Latvian Armed Forces will be represented by air force units in the exercises, their infrastructure will also be used, naval officers and a diving team, the patrol ship «P-08 Jelgava» and the units and infrastructure of the Home Guard (national In the territorial waters of Latvia and in the zone of responsibility of the 4th Kurzeme Home Guard Brigade, several tactical operations will take place with the participation of ships, aircraft and armored vehicles of the allies, including the landing of amphibious assault forces. More than 4,000 soldiers of naval, air and ground forces, as well as amphibious assault forces, more than 60 aircraft and 40 ships of various classes will take part in the exercises, which will demonstrate «the readiness of the NATO combined forces for rapid response, control over the Baltic Sea and the ability to transfer large military forces beyond short time to any place in the Baltic region. According to the LSM, the first Baltops exercises in the Baltic Sea took place in 1971. Latvia has been participating in them since 1996.
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