Dutch Defense Ministry: Belgian fighters escorted Russian bombers 
On Friday, November 12, Belgium lifted two F-16 interceptors two Russian Tu-160 bombers. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands, reports TASS.
“Strategic bombers Tu-160 entered the area of responsibility of the Netherlands without giving identification signals,” the Dutch military department reports. The same report notes that Belgian aircraft accompanied the bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces “until the British Air Force took over this role.” at the Russian borders. The department recalled that recently the radio-technical means of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Aerospace Forces of Russia accompanied the aircraft for reconnaissance of ground targets and control of striking the E-8C of the US Air Force.