Published: Apr 21, 2026, 22:45 IST | Updated: Apr 21, 2026, 22:45 IST
NATO intercepted Russian strategic bombers and fighter jets that flew over the Baltic Sea, a muscular display of air power on the alliance’s eastern flank away from the spotlight on the Middle East.
French Rafale fighters were deployed from a Lithuanian air base where they are stationed as part of a decades-long NATO air-policing effort.