‘Outgunned’ NATO to Step Up Eastern Deployments to Deter Russia
- Allied generals seek new battalions in Baltics, nearby states
- NATO to stay below ‘substantial’ force level in Russia pact
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NATO will move more defensive forces toward Russia’s border after eastern European governments complained that reinforcements deployed since 2014 don’t provide enough deterrence.
Allied military planners have called for a “battalion-size multinational force” in each of several eastern countries including the Baltic republics, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.