Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia, left, listens to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during a NATO-Ukraine foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. Francois Lenoir/Reuters
NATO Chief Recommits To Defending Eastern European, Baltic Nations -- Washington Post
BRUSSELS — A reinvigorated NATO flexed old Cold War muscles Tuesday as the Atlantic alliance’s chief recommitted to defending Eastern European and Baltic nations rattled by Russia’s military moves and its annexation of Crimea.
At the opening of a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance has not seen signs of Russian troop withdrawals along the Ukraine border, as Moscow has claimed. A senior U.S. State Department official had called Russia’s promised pullback a “gesture,” but a welcome one.
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More News On NATO Commiting To Defending The Baltic States And Eastern Europe
NATO to bolster forces in east Europe, sees no Russian pullback -- Reuters
U.S. Looking to Reassure NATO Allies About Ukraine -- US Department of Defense
NATO plans more support for east Europeans worried by Crimea -- Reuters
NATO Reassuring East Allies Amid No Sign of Russian Pullback -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Poland eager to accelerate NATO military buildup -- RT
Pace of NATO increasing military forces in Poland unsatisfactory: PM -- Reuters
Nato plans stronger military ties to ex-Soviet states south of Russia -- The Guardian
My Comment: This "re-commitment" is going to face problems .... Congress uneager for more troops in Europe despite Russian buildup -- The Hill
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