CNN: Here's where Alliance forces are deployed across Eastern Europe
(CNN)The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed heightened importance on the United States' and NATO's defenses across eastern Europe, which for decades have acted as a buffer between Russia and the West.
NATO has four multinational battalion-size battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, which operate on a rotational basis.
Each is led by the UK, Canada, Germany or the US, and contains troops from several member countries.
The alliance said last month that all four groups are "robust and combat-ready forces." Its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has also said it is prepared to rapidly reinforce that presence further by sending additional forces and capabilities into the area.
And the NATO deployments are supported by US troops.
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WNU Editor: On paper these forces look impressive. But when you look at the big picture it is really just a drop in the bucket when compared to the forces that the Russian military has in the region.
2 comments:
Russia has ukrain completly surrounded ,nato has nothing what a joke nato is ,i fear for are country now that i see the power russia has .
We are a joke. We are doomed. game over, RasPutin wins.
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