France Offers 4 Fighter Jets to Boost NATO Patrols over Poland, Baltics
France will offer to send four fighter jets to the Baltic states and Poland to boost NATO air patrols over the region, a source close to the French defense minister said Friday.
Besides the Rafale and Mirage 2000 aircraft, Paris will also offer to ensure "AWACS patrols from France around twice a week" if requested, the source said during the minister's visit to Estonian capital Tallinn amid the Ukraine crisis.
Source: Agence France Presse
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