USA confirmed plans to hold in the autumn of exercises in the Baltic States and Poland
In the Baltic States and Poland in the autumn will be held exercises with the participation of soldiers of the First cavalry division of the U.S. army, said in the press release of the Central command of the American army in the European Union. about it informs " news Agency ". First Stars and Stripes reported that North America will be sent in October to the Baltic States and Poland 600 soldiers with heavy weapons, as well as among them with tanks M-1 Abrams tanks, armoured fighting vehicles of infantry and armored personnel carriers. on August 19, the head of the Ministry of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu said that the plan of activities of the Navy of Russia up to 2020, taking into account the events of recent months have the opportunity to adjust, for example, to upgrade troops. Before that German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the results of talks with the head of the Latvian government Laimdota Straujuma said about the need to strengthen the defence infrastructure in the Baltic region in connection with the situation in Ukraine. Remember decline in Ukraine the head of the Ministry of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu had previously announced an " unprecedented " increase in the activity of the military might of the USA and NATO in Eastern Europe the Russian borders.