Breedlove urged to return to the EU spy planes U-2 to spy on Russia – RBC

The American spy plane U-2

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The commander of NATO in Europe Philip Breedlove urged to return to the EU spy planes U-2, is actively used during the cold war. According to the general, they are required to monitor for “resurgent and aggressive Russia»

Commander of NATO forces in Europe Philip Breedlove said the spy plane U-2 should return to Europe to observe “for resurgent and aggressive Russia “writes Sunday the British newspaper The Independent.

he said the spy plane U-2, which is one of the” means of further intelligence “needed to effectively confront” the growing threat from Moscow “after several years of a “long-term existential threat” to reduce the US military forces and assets in Europe, writes the edition.

General Breedlove, who is due to retire from his post as NATO commander in Europe this spring, said that Russia is to United States.

The newspaper reminds that spy planes U-2 were widely used during the cold war. The first U-2 aircraft took to the air in 1955. In recent years, several attempts have been undertaken to write off these planes.

The Pentagon on publication request if the call was Bridlava satisfied, did not answer, the newspaper said.

In March it became known that Bridlava the post commander in chief of NATO forces in Europe, will replace Gen. Curtis Skaparrotti. His candidacy was proposed by US President Barack Obama and subsequently endorsed by the NATO Council. The publication Stars and Stripes, tells about the work of the Pentagon, connects Skaparrotti appointment with the need to strengthen NATO’s eastern borders in Europe and discussion of the rapid response in the event of a crisis involving Russia.