Russia’s ally Belarus has dismissed suggestions the NATO reinforcement in the Baltics and Poland is a threat to its security, despite bordering two of the four countries involved.
The plan to rotate four NATO battalions through Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia has prompted much concern in Moscow, where state officials have voiced suspicion that NATO was preparing for “a global strike” on Russia. Russia in return has vowed to provide a “highly effective” and “asymmetrical” reinforcement.
Belarus is Russia’s ally in its own security alliance, known as the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and has agreed to set up …read more
Source: Newsweek