France send jets to Baltics; Britain scrambles jets after Russian plane approaches airspace
Washington, United States (AFP) April 23, 2014 - Four French fighter jets will join NATO air patrols over the Baltics starting on Sunday, France's chief of defense staff said Wednesday during a visit to Washington. General Pierre de Villiers said the four fighter aircraft, either Mirage 2000 or Rafale jets, would fly from a base in Poland, amid growing anxiety in Baltic countries over Russia's intervention in Ukraine. "They will partic ... more

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