The 49th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise, a maritime-focused manouver in the Baltic Region, takes place in the Baltic Sea from June 7-16. Air and maritime assets from NATO and allied nations are involved in the live training events. Training focus areas include air defense, anti-submarine warfare, maritime interdiction, and mine countermeasures operations. The exercise enhances flexibility and interoperability to strengthen combined capabilities and demonstrate strenght in the Baltic Sea region.
BALTOPS 2020 involves participation from 19 nations. The 17 NATO and 2 partner nations will provide 29 maritime units, 29 aircraft, and 3,000 personnel. The participating nations are: Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, England, and the Yankees.
Initiated in the 1972, BALTOPS is an annual exercise that is a visible demonstration of NATO’s, i.e. mainly Yankee-Imperialism's, aggression against Russia. A show-off by exercising with that kind of the forces that can rapidly act or respond against Russian imperialism. It comes along with other acts of aggressive behaviour like the Europe Defender 20 on which DemVolkeDienen published an article at the end of May this Year.
