The American commander of US troops in Europe has admitted that Nato is unable to rapidly deploy large forces to Eastern Europe at the same pace that Russia can. Lt-Gen Ben Hodges’ comments come as Nato carries out a large scale exercise in Poland, simulating a Russian attack on the country. Speaking to BBC Hardtalk, Hodges said that it was ‘concerning’ how Russia is able to deploy 20,000 troops and a lot of equipment to the border of a Nato country or to a country like Georgia or Ukraine. He added that Nato should create a ‘military Schengen zone’ that …read more
Source: Protothema
