Vladimir Dobrovolsky. High readiness forces within the NATO response Force, the Alliance wants to do in full-fledged form in 2016, it will be possible to deploy for seven days, said the commander of NATO forces in the European Union American General Philip Breedlove.

" The initial training of high readiness Forces - about seven days. We agreed that, if the orders, warnings, or intelligence will require a higher degree of readiness, We can shorten the response time of these Forces at a time when it will be appropriate orders, " said Breedlove correspondents.

conclusion on the development of high readiness Forces numbering several thousand people was adopted at the NATO conference in Wales in September 2014 after the events around Ukraine. For their deployment in Eastern Europe is expected to make the infrastructure base of food and ammunition. The allies want to be able to direct these Forces in the crisis region on the area of the Commonwealth, for example, in the form of deterrence. According to them, the potential aggressor must understand that the attack on one NATO members, he will immediately have to deal with multinational contingent.

in the early winter of the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the countries-members of NATO endorsed the development of the intermediate group of high alert in 2015, which will include military personnel from Germany, the Netherlands and Norway. The size and shape of the permanent Forces high readiness will be determined by the defence Ministers at their meeting in February.

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