The NATO command decided to expand its military presence near the borders of Russia a few years ago, not now, as stated, allegedly because of the start of a military special operation of the Russian army in Ukraine. This was stated by the chairman of the NATO military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer..
Lieutenant-Admiral of the Royal Netherlands Navy spoke at a press conference in Tallinn following the meeting of NATO Chiefs of Staff. During his speech, Bauer confessed, that the expansion of the military presence near the borders of Russia was discussed several years ago and it has nothing to do with the Russian special operation in Ukraine. The outbreak of hostilities only forced the command of the alliance to hurry up and further build up forces on the territory of the countries of Eastern Europe.
We discussed the most extensive reform of our military structures with 1949 of the year. Planning started a few years ago, now we are doing it- he said.
Expansion of the military presence in “Eastern” flank of NATO is served as “Protection” countries of Eastern Europe from possible “Russian aggression”. As NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg recently stated, alliance sent to Russia “unambiguous signal”, what NATO will protect “every inch of Allied territory” when “Russian attacks”. According to him, the alliance is a purely peaceful organization and does not pose any threat to Russia. The Kremlin has a different opinion, All NATO actions are aimed at confrontation with Russia, and further expansion does not contribute to the preservation of Europe's security. used photos:Ministry of Defense of Lithuania
