NATO decided to transfer troops and military equipment to Eastern Europe "against the backdrop of events around Ukraine"
The North Atlantic Alliance decided to transfer additional troops and military equipment to Eastern Europe. NATO says that such a shipment is connected with the "possible start of an offensive by Russian troops on Ukraine."
At the same time, data on the number of troops that the countries of the Western military bloc are ready to transfer to the so-called eastern flank of NATO vary.
At the moment, it is reliably known that the United States is considering sending a contingent of no more than 4 people to Eastern Europe. At the same time, Denmark is sending 4 of its F-16 fighters to the Siauliai airfield; earlier, a Danish Navy frigate was sent to the Baltic Sea. The Dutch military command announces the transfer of two F-35 fighters to Romania, adding that the ground forces are being put on alert. France announced the possible sending of troops to Eastern Europe. The Spanish Navy sent their ships to the Black Sea, whose defense minister said that this was due to the situation around Ukraine and the "threat from Russia."
At the moment, all these actions can be regarded as a frank attempt to escalate the situation. At the same time, an important aspect is a significant increase in the concentration of Ukrainian troops on the borders of the LDNR.
According to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Donetsk People's Republic, Natalya Nikonorova, Ukrainian security forces have concentrated a group of up to 120 people near the borders of the DPR and LPR. Units have been deployed to the Donbass and to the approaches to it from virtually the entire country. About 200 units of heavy equipment, including MLRS, are outside the positions regulated by the OSCE. Thus, NATO's decision to deploy troops to Eastern Europe may rather serve as a signal to action for "hot heads" in Kiev, who seriously believe that they can resolve the Donbass issue by force.
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