There has been more Russian reaction to Friday’s reports that NATO is to rebase some of its F-16 jets from Italy to Poland.
Defence spokesman General Nogovitsin told the press that Russia expects NATO and the US to comply with their international obligations to issue advance notification of any such redeployment.

He also dismissed as far-fetched the American argumentation that Europe has to protect itself against missile attack from Iran. The General believed it will be at least ten more years before the Iranians have acquired Europe-reaching missiles.