Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday declined comment on U.S. plans to store heavy arms in the former-Soviet Baltic states and eastern Europe, saying Moscow would do so only in response to an official U.S. statement.
A U.S. official said over the weekend that Washington planned to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and eastern Europe to reassure allies unnerved by Russia’s role in Ukraine and to deter aggression.
Poland and Lithuania confirmed they were in talks with Washington on stationing heavy arms in warehouses in the region.
Peskov said: “There were no statements from the United States to that end [on …read more
Source: Voice of America