The U.S. defense Department is considering placing in the Eastern Europe, the heavy weapons in the form of the estimated response to "Russian aggression" in the region, writes the print Edition referring to American bureaucrats. the journal emphasizes that North America have the ability to post on the bases of its European allies in NATO tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other heavy weapons. According to information from the new York times, the expected amount of weapons designed for 3-5 thousand people personnel. As noted, the proposal still must be approved by the Secretary of defense Ashton Carter and the White house. According to the newspaper, " This may be the first step since the cold war, in which the U.S. will deploy heavy weapons in NATO States in Eastern Europe that once belonged to the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union. "This is a very important fix in politics," said the former head of combined military might of NATO, retired Admiral James Stavridis. According to his vision, this measure will enable us to obtain sufficient safeguards worried allies ". The Stavridis believes that " by itself, there is nothing better than placing ground troops on a permanent basis. As said the official representative of the Pentagon Steven Warren, " the U.S. military will consult with colleagues to select the best areas to accommodate these types of weapons ". first American news Agency was informed that the U.S. administration is considering placing in the European Union ground missiles host in response to As if made by the Russian side of violation of the Treaty on intermediate-range and shorter-range nuclear forces (INF). according to the Agency, is considered 3 options for a military response: the development of defensive tools, pre-emptive "controlway strike" in violation of the contract by the arms and balancing impact opportunities " that, As stressed by the AP, implies the potential use of nuclear weapons. Simultaneously, the Agency notes that officials in the U.S. reported that " prefer to continue to persuade Moscow not to break the Treaty through negotiations ". Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July 2014, the EU and the US imposed penalties against a number of sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from States that have entered against her punishment: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway. The G7 leaders following the meeting, 7-8 June this year confirmed that the issue of extending sanctions against Russia before the end of 2015 will be considered by the European Council in June. Moscow has stated many times that is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian side officially participates as an intermediary in the settlement process and is interested in Ukraine overcame the crisis.