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NATO is exploring the possibility of increasing its presence on in the east. Including the deployment of other battle groups in Europe.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced this after talks with the Foreign Ministers of Finland and Sweden.
“We are considering increasing our presence in the East. This may include the additional deployment of NATO battlegroups, which will be done in proportion to our international commitments, in order to increase the level of security in Europe for all of us, “he said.” At the same time, the organization has said that since Deployment of Russian troops near Ukraine, additional forces are sent to Eastern Europe. NATO said in a statement that more ships and warplanes would move to the region. Denmark, Spain and the Netherlands are sending F-16 and F-35 frigates and fighters to Lithuania and Bulgaria.
Russian President's spokesman Dmitry Peskov has accused the US and NATO of escalating tensions around Ukraine. He pointed to the information hysteria that the whole world is watching. Peskov has previously stated that Russia is not going to threaten anyone, but the movement of troops on its own territory does not affect anyone.