Russia's increased military air activity in Baltic region poses risk to aviation
TALLINN, Estonia -- NATO's chief says Russia's increased military activity in the skies above the Baltic region is "unjustified" and poses a risk to civil aviation because aircraft regularly fail to file flight plans or communicate with air controllers. Jens Stoltenberg says alliance fighters have intercepted planes more than 100 times in the region so far this year, a threefold increase on 2013. During a visit to an air base in NATO-member Estonia on Thursday, Stoltenberg said the alliance "…
RUSSIA
Capital and largest city Moscow 55°45′N 37°37′E Official languages Russian official throughout the country; 27 other languages co-official in various regions Demonym Russian Government Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic RUSSIAN FIRE POWER Russia , also officially known as the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finl…
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