The U.S. Department of defense: U.S. until not decided on sending heavy weapons into the European Union
Washington until not decided on the issue of sending in the European Union heavy weapons, said on the first day weekend authorized official of the Pentagon Colonel Steven Warren.
"At the moment we have not made decisions about whether to send and when these weapons" - he said, RIA " Novosti ". According to his statement, " in recent years the U.S. military has increased its pre-positioning of military equipment for training and exercises with allies in NATO." Before the first day of the weekend print edition of the new York times announced plans of the capital of the US to deploy heavy weapons, as well as among them tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, personnel carriers (APC) in Eastern Europe in the form of a step " to deter possible Russian aggression in the European Union ". In connection with the situation around Ukraine, NATO has adopted a number of measures that the Alliance explains the need to ensure the security of the allies. So, were strengthened mission air patrol in the Baltic countries, the aircraft with radar equipment make regular flights over Poland and Romania, introduced additional NATO ships in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas. In September it was also noted that North America has adopted a decision to strengthen the buildup of NATO troops in the Baltic States, having planned the transfer of heavy weapons, as well as among them tanks, in Estonia.