NATO will deploy troops to frontline states menaced by Russia’s actions in Ukraine, defense ministers agreed Wednesday, in what the head of the alliance called “the most significant boost to our collective defense since the end of the Cold War.”
The alliance will not set up military bases in a bid to counter Russian military aggression, but will instead rotate the troops through six Central European NATO countries — Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania. They will be backed up by a larger rapid reaction force of 40,000 troops.
“This will send a clear signal. NATO will respond as one to …read more
Source: European Voice
