But the new proposal goes a step further with the creation of four battalions, which would rotate through bases in eastern Europe and the Baltics, and be on standby for emergencies.
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“The ceasefire is violated again and again, and this is of great concern”, Stoltenberg told a news conference following a meeting about Ukraine with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation defence ministers.
NATO Defence Ministers agreed on important measures to strengthen the Alliance’s defence and deterrence, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced Tuesday.
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday revealed details of a military aid package for Ukraine.
“NATO will continue to protect all allies against any threat coming from any direction”, he told reporters at the alliance’s Brussels headquarters.
NATO’s battalions are part of a wider deterrent to be approved at the Warsaw summit on July 8. Final decisions are expected when the alliance’s leaders meet in Warsaw next month.
“I welcomed the commitments made by many Allies today to contribute”, said Stoltenberg, without confirming the overall size, the scope and the composition of the force to be sent.
Officials said the United States, Britain and Germany had agreed to be lead nations for the battalions, with Canada expected to be the fourth. But he said it’s possible that the USA could supply the entire 800-1,000 troops for the unit.
“That’s around 500 British personnel rotating on a continuous basis”, Fallon said. He said that on top of that the United States would bring “a pre-positioned set of equipment for yet an additional armoured brigade combat team which troops could fall in upon in a crisis”.
“Russia is not modernizing its military primarily to extend its capacity to pursue hybrid warfare”, the 104 page report said, referring to the Kremlin’s use of irregular tactics to take over Crimea. “It also will help defend individual nations defend their networks”.
Following the announcement of additional troops deploying to the Baltic region, Stoltenberg also said that the alliance was exploring the possibility of allowing Romania to helm a multinational brigade within its borders to provide better security on the resource-rich Black Sea.
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The moves are likely to ratchet up tensions with Russian Federation, which has repeatedly warned that an eastward North Atlantic Treaty Organisation expansion threatens its national security.
