Warsaw, Poland As a direct counter to Russia’s creating an anti-access air defense “bubble” over Crimea and parts of the Black Sea, NATO will step up its presence in Romania, stationing both additional sea and air assets there, NATO officials at the Warsaw Summit reported Friday. Additional exercises will also be run in the area, and will likely include Georgia and Ukraine, though those details are still being worked out.
Amid NATO’s continued push to ramp up air defenses in Eastern Europe, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall swung by seven allied countries to boost relations last week, including those on Russia’s and Ukraine’s doorstep.