NATO in the first place their troops on bases in Eastern Europe in response to the Ukrainian crisis and concerns of the Baltic republics, informs the guardian referring to the message of the Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
the international contingent will be posted in the coming days and on an ongoing basis. Rasmussen said that NATO troops will be placed in the East of Europe, " so long as is necessary ", according to the guardian. Transit point for NATO troops will be Polish Szczecin. According to Rasmussen, the troops have the opportunity to be deployed in a matter of hours." in the future you will see more tangible presence of NATO to the East, " he assured the Secretary General of NATO. According to the NATO Secretary General, at a conference in Cardiff this week the Alliance will settle all disputes on the matter and agree on the deployment of troops near the border with Russia. On the issue of the placement of NATO troops in Eastern Europe there was a split. France, Italy and Spain oppose, while the US and Britain support this idea. Germany occupies an intermediate position. First NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated that the Alliance will continue to expand to the East and strengthen its presence in the member States of the Commonwealth in Eastern Europe. Poland said that the country will not become a permanent military bases of NATO, Slovakia voted against the presence in the country, the US military, and the Czech Republic said that they do not need the increased military presence of the North Atlantic Commonwealth in the European Union. 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.

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