Tensions between NATO and Russia are on the rise following a spike in Russian air force activity in Eastern Europe and its troop movements close to Ukraine’s border.<br /><br />At a joint meeting with the EU’s new foreign chief, Frederica Mogherini . NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said recent Russian behaviour was unacceptable:<br /><br />“Russia continues to support the separatists by training them, by providing equipment and supporting them by also having special forces, Russian special forces inside parts of Ukraine,” said Stoltenberg<br /><br />The recent Russian air activity, while keeping to international airspace over the Baltic and North Seas, has flirted close to airspace borders. <br /><br />US Air Force General Philip Breedlove, speaking at the Pentagon said:<br /><br />“What you saw that past week was a larger, more complex formation of aircraft carrying out a little deeper and I would say a little more provocative flight path.”<br /><br />For its part Russia has expressed its own concerns over NATO enlargement and its reinforcement of troops in Eastern Europe.<br /><br />Although NATO says the alliance is not back on Cold War terms with its former enemy, it believes Russian behaviour is undermining trust built up over decades.
