On 13 January 2022, due to what it regarded as Russia's aggressive behaviour, Denmark sent four F-16 fighter jets and a frigate with a crew of 160 people to the Baltic states to reinforce the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence and patrol the sea.[120][121] On January 24, Belgian Chief Head of Defense Michel Hofman stated that Belgian forces are on standby in the Baltic, and prepared "to intervene within a certain amount of time, but today it is too early to say where and how" should the situation escalate.[122] On 19 January 2022, Croatia's prime minister Andrej Plenković told Sabor: "Croatia doesn't want escalation and will react clearly and decisively to avoid any kind of instabilities".[123] On 25 January 2022, Croatia′s president Zoran Milanović, who has no executive powers in the country′s political system, noting what he called NATO′s military build-up in the region and the Biden administration′s "inconsistent and dangerous conduct" in international security affairs and stressing his role as Croatia′s commander-in-chief, told the press, "We do not have any bearing on this and we will not have anything to do with this.