Russia Accuses NATO on Spy Flights as Warplane Row Grows
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Russia, accused by NATO of airspace violations and increased military activity, hit back at its Cold War foes, alleging a sevenfold jump in reconnaissance flights near its Baltic border by the U.S. and the alliance.
The lack of information flow between the two sides has sapped trust between them, Lieutenant-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s joint military command center, said in answer to e-mailed questions. Russian fighters flew more than 300 missions in response to NATO and other foreign military aircraft approaching the country’s borders this year, he said.