The Baltic States asked NATO to make a wider presence to brigade level
The Baltic countries turned to NATO with a request to make a wider presence in their territory up to the brigade level, however, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that the Alliance enough as it increased its presence in these parts. "NATO has received the request of the Baltic States to make wider the presence of the Commonwealth in their territory up to the brigade level, but the organization believes that is already heavily increased their presence, as well as among them, mission air patrol ", - he said, reports the news Agency.
first of Stoltenberg said that the increased NATO presence in Eastern Europe due to "Russian aggression" in Ukraine. While NATO Secretary General said that the Alliance supports punishment against capital of Russia, but remains open to the exchange of political opinions. In addition, Commonwealth Secretary-General said that NATO is in the process of the second day of the Ministerial meeting in Antalya will discuss its largest gain since the cold war " in the light of danger security for member countries of the bloc's Eastern and southern borders. At the same time Deputy Minister of defense of Russia Anatoly Antonov said that in connection with crisis in Ukraine all the positive in relations with the Alliance collapsed, NATO has taken the course of confrontation. In January, foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the assurances of the North Atlantic Commonwealth about non-expansion to the East have remained empty words, and at the same time the infrastructure of NATO has moved closer to Russia's borders. The Minister also said that NATO's transition to confrontational rhetoric and increase of its military presence close to Russian borders demonstrate the inability of the Commonwealth to cross the stereotypes of the cold war.