After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, nato beefed up these air-policing operations. Fighter jets on the ground are on 24-hour alert. Air policing by nato air forces over the Baltic Sea has been going on for nearly two decades. None of the three Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania has a serious air force, and each relies on the alliance to keep its skies safe. Shortly after dawn on a recent weekday morning four Mirage 2000 fighter jets took off from their French military base. They were heading on a 1,600-kilometre trip to the Siauliai air base in Lithuania, where on November 30th France (along with Belgium) took over from Italy for a four-month nato air-policing operation. Why is NATO so interested in Baltic states resources ?

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