NATO Ministers To Approve Greater Presence Along Eastern Flank
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said defense ministers are expected to approve plans this week to bolster the alliance along its eastern flank.
Speaking on February 10 ahead of the ministers’ two-day talks in Brussels, Stoltenberg said that beefing up NATO's presence in Poland and other allies close to Russia "will send a clear signal."
"NATO will respond as one to any aggression against any ally," he added.
Measures being considered include stockpiling military equipment, building new infrastructure, and greater and more frequent "forward presence of multinational forces."
This deployment, which sources say may involve thousands of troops on rotation, is part of plans drawn up by NATO largely in response to the Ukraine crisis and Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea.