NATO
NATO wants to deter Russia
The defense Ministers of NATO to equip in the East. The Goal: Deterrence. The force is not a real threat for Russia, but rather a Symbol and reassurance for the Baltic States and Poland. From Brussels Bernd Riegert.
NATO Headquarters in Brussels: the US flag at half-mast because of the terrorist attack in Orlando
NATO is expanding its military presence on its Eastern flank, particularly in the Baltic States and Poland. The defence Ministers of the Alliance to respond to the threat posed by Russia, after the annexation of the Crimea and the constant large-scale maneuvers on the Ukrainian border. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels during a Meeting of the Ministers of the “largest expansion of collective defence since the Cold war.” The Minister of defence of Lithuania Juozas Olekas holds a Russian Invasion in the Baltic States, although not likely, but he also says: “We can’t rule it out.” The Russian army was able, on the borders massive to hold manoeuvres and it within hours in a real combat mission. In addition, Olekas observed with concern that Russia is upgrading the exclave of Kaliningrad, which borders Lithuania and Poland.
More presence on the flanks
Stoltenberg: We are not looking for confrontation
Especially the small Baltic States had demanded from NATO a visible troop presence in their countries. Now the Alliance wants to present to the summit in Warsaw at the beginning of July the official Plan. It is that four multi-national NATO battalions will be relocated to the Baltic States and Poland. Each battalion would consist of 800 to 1000 soldiers, said the American Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute. Germany, the USA and the UK to lead a battalion. “Germany is willing to take responsibility,” said German defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen. Who won in which country, is not yet decided.
For the fourth battalion, to be used in Poland, is looking for a master-Nation. The United States is trying to persuade Canada, because many of the European NATO countries as a pretext, they have no capacity. The southern European countries-Spain and Italy want to prefer to focus on the NATO flank in the South, so the containment of illegal Migration. France holds back, because the socialist government in Paris opposed to the national-conservative leadership in Warsaw violently, reports, NATO diplomats.
The presence of the Black sea, especially in a NATO member country, Romania, to strengthen the Alliance. “For the Southeast will be tailor-made offers,” said NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg. He thinks mainly to increased Exercises of a multi-national Brigade, but not to the stationing of troops, as in the Baltic States.
Want the Baltic States to NATO air defenses
NATO’s deployment of Troops to exercise in Poland
The combat troops will not want to transpose the NATO now in charge of the rotating station, the Baltic States. The Lithuanian defence Minister Juozas Olekas also requires a better and joint air defense, to be able to possible Russian attacks. “We will discuss the creation of an air defence for the Baltic States and Poland,” said Olekas, before his departure to Brussels for the NATO Meeting. So far, the NATO uses so-called “Air policing”. Fighter jets from NATO countries stationed in the Baltic States, when Russian Jets violate the airspace. But they have no battle order and could not prevent a major attack by the Russian air force.
Additional Packages
Up to 4000 soldiers, who should now be on the Eastern flank moved, are in addition to the rapid reaction Force, which had been decided by the NATO two years ago at the last summit meeting in Wales. This task Force consists of 40 000 soldiers to advance, in the case of a case within a few weeks to the Eastern flank to Russia. This force consists of rotating units from different Nations, as far as, reports, NATO diplomats. Currently, a NATO-exercise in Poland, which simulates the Laying of large military units.
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Maneuvers Anaconda: NATO show of force in Poland (07.06.2016)
To include the reaction Force, a set of six logistic bases setting up the NATO in the Baltic States, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria. There, equipment and ammunition are to be stored. The United States, as the largest Partner in NATO, have announced plans to relocate by 2017, an additional tank brigade with approximately 4200 soldiers and 250 tanks to Europe. So far, the US had removal after massive troops since the end of the Cold war in the early 1990s, two brigades in Europe are stationed.
Rotate for the Russia-contract
For all of the additional NATO troops and the new American troops are not stationed permanently in the former territory of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact in permanent barracks, but after a few months in use will be replaced, so constantly rotating. With this Trick, the NATO-Russia should be done-the act of 1997 is sufficient, which excludes a permanent stationing of “substantial” combat forces in the neighborhood of Russia. The NATO wants to keep on German Insistence, this agreement with Russia. From Eastern European member States is, however, also hear that the reason the act could not actually apply, because Russia has now put an aggressive behavior to the day.
“Russia is in the past”
Carter: We will defend any allies
The now former commander-in-chief of NATO in Europe, US General Philip Breedlove, has not brought it in March already to the point, when he said during a visit to Latvia: “It comes to reinsurance, but rather a deterrent.” Military experts from the peace research Institute, SIPRI, see NATO and Russia on the way to a new Cold war. And also the US-American Minister of defense, leaves no doubt. “Russia is going back in the past,” said Ashton Carter on the occasion of the transfer of authority at the top of the NATO in Europe at the beginning of may. “We do not seek to have Russia as an enemy. But make no mistake. We will defend our allies, our international order and our positive future.”
“With a couple of battalions, they marched but nowhere,” said the American Ambassador to NATO Lute in Brussels on the question of whether the NATO force in the East was a threat to Russia. They wanted to only send a Signal to Moscow, and the risk and the price for a possible attacker.
No from Russia with love
Large-scale maneuvers in Russia: the Baltic States feel threatened
Moscow has already reacted to the latest NATO plans. Already in may, Andrei Kelin, the Russian foreign Ministry said the troops reinforcing you see with great concern. “I’m afraid this calls for retaliatory measures,” said Kelin. The Russian defense Ministry had previously announced that until the end of the year, three new divisions, each with 10,000 soldiers and five Regiments with nuclear weapons are to be laid in the Western military district of Russia. Coinciding with the Meeting of NATO defence Ministers, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a Review of the readiness of the Reserve forces. It was pure coincidence that there was from Moscow. Against the ongoing large-scale maneuvers “Anaconda” of NATO in Poland, Russia protested, but failing, to send the NATO invitees maneuver observers.