Romania’s Mihai Kogalniceanu (MK) airbase, named after a nearby village honoring a 19th-century liberal politician, is set to become NATO’s largest base in Europe, surpassing Ramstein in Germany, The Kyiv Independent reports.
This move comes as a response to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s justification for the war in Ukraine, citing NATO’s encroachment on Russia’s European flank. NATO’s increased presence in Romania is a direct response to the full-scale war, now in its third year.
The MK base will soon…
