Published on 05/03/2022 18:00
FRANCE 3 Article written
A. Mikozi, A. Gili, E. Munier, A. Spanu – France 3
France TVs
In the context of the conflict in Ukraine, the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea to carry out deterrence missions. Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly is due to travel on Sunday, March 6, to the NATO military base located in Constanta, Romania, to meet with about 500 French soldiers who have arrived on the spot.
Every day, French warplanes arrive at Constanta in Romania. Several hundred soldiers are landing, they will be at the forefront in the security system of Romania, the country that has become the main base of NATO, on the borders of Ukraine. Men and tons of stuff. For now, the soldiers live in a temporary camp, very close to the tracks, in giant tents in which they sleep in groups of 50.
But over time, they will be dispersed, divided by specialty, in different regions of Romania, bordering Ukraine. Long-term surveillance and deterrence mission. In a large neighboring city, residents are watching with great concern what is happening in Ukraine, just a few hundred kilometers away. Therefore, the French presence is highly valued. “The tension is all the more important because Romania and Ukraine share a 650 km border,” said Alban Mikoczi, special envoy in Constanta.
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