Nato sending planes, radars to Black Sea after drone attacks

NATO announced on Tuesday that it would deploy additional planes, radars, drones, and other assets to the Black Sea in response to a series of attacks on ships near Romania and Bulgaria. These attacks, which have left sailors missing or dead, are part of a broader "hybrid" campaign of sabotage and interference by the Kremlin, according to NATO.

While NATO has not officially blamed Russia for the attacks, many in Europe suspect Russian involvement. Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed that a U.S. military plane is now patrolling the Black Sea to conduct reconnaissance missions and detect any potential threats. The EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, condemned the attacks as part of a "dangerous and unacceptable escalation," warning that they could further threaten global food supplies already strained by droughts and the war in the Middle East.

NATO and the EU are concerned about what they see as increasingly reckless actions by Russia, which has been bogged down in Ukraine.