NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the development of new command centers of the Commonwealth within the countries of Eastern Europe could not be considered by Russia As a provocation against her.

"It is entirely within our international obligations and what we do is purely defensive in nature and is proportional to," said Mr Stoltenberg in an interview to Reuters.

first it was claimed that NATO is going to do command and control centers at least within six Eastern allies - the three Baltic countries, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria. Each of the branches, According to the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, will consist of 45-50 military personnel, Both local and Commonwealth soldiers.

conclusion the creation of new command centers will be taken at a meeting of defense Ministers of NATO countries during the coming week.

at a conference in Wales September 5 countries-NATO members adopted a plan to strengthen the collective defence of the Commonwealth and agreed on the parameters of new rapid reaction Forces. It includes the presence of the member countries of the Commonwealth on the Eastern borders of NATO on the basis of the rotation, the development of the advanced group response Forces, operational bases for her and a special command center. As highlighted, these steps were made in response to Russia's policy toward Ukraine.

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