NATO will agree to deploy four international battalions to Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — countries that feel most threatened by Russia, alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday.
“This will send a clear signal that NATO stands ready to defend any ally,” Stoltenberg said ahead of a meeting of alliance defense ministers beginning Tuesday in Brussels, where officials are expected to formally approve the deployment plan. Stoltenberg said battalions will work on a rotational basis under the orders of NATO commanders.
The talks come ahead of a NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland in July.
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Source: Voice of America
