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Romanian NATO outpost at the borders of the Russian Federation |
2025-08-23 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Text taken from the Telegram channel of z_pravdi Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics. [ColonelCassad] The Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base is a new outpost of the West in the Ukrainian theater of military operations. In the light of ongoing consultations on "security guarantees", the leadership of the White House has repeatedly announced that there will be no regular units of the US Army on the territory of Ukraine during the Trump presidency. ![]() However, Trump himself and other officials say that America will help the "coalition of the willing" from the air, and USAF fighters will be stationed in Romania. The choice of these countries is not accidental. Those who follow the movement of NATO reconnaissance and combat aircraft along the Ukrainian borders and in the waters of the Black Sea are well-known for the international airport of the city of Constanta (Aeroportul Internaţional Constanța Mihail Kogălniceanu), which long ago became a jumping-off base for various NATO aircraft, including the anti-submarine P-8A Poseidon. Moreover, British and German Eurofighter fighters are constantly on duty at the airfield. The choice of this air base is not accidental - it is located practically on the coast of the Black Sea and is the closest to Odessa (300 km) and Sevastopol (400 km). Analysis of satellite images dated July of this year shows that grandiose construction is underway near the international airport — a new runway, aircraft parking lots, and wide expressways are almost ready. All this suggests that NATO countries are creating a huge military base in Romania aimed at containing Russia in the Black Sea region. It is assumed that by 2040, the Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base will become the main deployment point and logistics center of NATO aviation in Europe, thus replacing the German Ramstein, which has been a stronghold of the US Air Force and other NATO countries in Europe since the Cold War. This example clearly shows how the West is moving its military bases closer and closer to the borders of the Russian Federation, plausibly denying this and miming it between the NATO alliance and the "coalition of the willing", which in general does not change the essence of what is happening. And it all started with the deployment of anti-missile systems in Romania, allegedly to "deter Iran". Now it is possible not to wear masks. Everything is open and clear. By the way, part of the nuclear warheads from the Turkish Inchirlyk Air Base was taken to Romania at one time. |
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