NATO said Friday it will deploy small units in six eastern
European nations to help coordinate a spearhead force set up in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the units in Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland, Bulgaria
and Romania
will be the first of their kind there.
Defense ministers from the 28-nation military alliance will discuss the full
force, which can react quickly to any hotspots in Europe,
when they meet on Feb. 5.
Stoltenberg said countries responsible for providing the several thousand
troops should be known next week. Norway,
Germany and the Netherlands are
ready to contribute.
The forward units will comprise a few dozen troops only. …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
