BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated that there is a real risk of an armed conflict in Europe given that the number of troops on Ukraine's borders "go up" and reaction times for a possible attack "go down" .
But the head of the Alliance also warned that the danger is not confined to a "full military invasion" but to "hybrid actions", including "cybernetic" ones, or an attempt to "overthrow the Kiev government".
Stoltenberg - in Romania to welcome US troops at the Constanta base - underlined the high number of Russian intelligence agents present in Ukraine.
"The Black Sea is of strategic importance for NATO, security in this area involves three member countries and two partner countries, such as Ukraine and Georgia".
This was stated by NATO secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, in Romania at the Constanta air base - where the Italian jets are also engaged in the air police operation, ed - to welcome 1000 extra US soldiers.
"This is why the presence of American troops in Romania is so important, it sends a message of unity to Russia," Stoltenberg stressed.