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After Russian Threats, Romania Begins Building the Largest NATO Base in Europe

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Amid escalating tensions and concerns over Russia’s threats to Romania’s sovereignty and national identity, Romania has embarked on a monumental endeavor: the construction of what is slated to become the largest NATO military base in Europe. Surpassing even Germany’s Ramstein base in scale, the expansion of the existing Romanian 57th Air Base at Mihail Kogălniceanu is underway,... 

US seeks to boost troops at Romanian Black Sea base

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Romania says the United States wants to boost its military presence in the eastern European country amid tensions in neighboring Ukraine. Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Tuesday that Washington has asked to increase the number of its troops and aircraft at a Black Sea airbase in eastern Romania. “The US Embassy in Bucharest has asked for support from Romanian authorities to expand... 
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