NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance is studying the possibility of deploying its troops in Romania in the Black Sea region. The North Atlantic Alliance already has battlegroups in the Baltic States and Poland. NATO is considering the possibility of deploying battle groups in Romania in the Black Sea area. This was announced by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on February 10 following a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, RIA Novosti reports.

According to Stoltenberg, NATO is exploring the possibility of a long-term presence in the southeast of the alliance. “Now we have battle groups in the Baltic States and Poland. We are studying the possibility of deploying similar groups in the Black Sea region in Romania,” he said.

Stoltenberg also assessed the state of the Ukrainian army. According to him, now the armed forces of Ukraine are much better prepared than in 2014.

“They [the Ukrainian Defense Forces] are better equipped, better trained, better managed,” the NATO Secretary General said. According to him, "Great Britain, other members of the alliance support the defense forces of Ukraine so that they can defend themselves, this is the right of every nation."

According to Stoltenberg, "Russian aggression will lead to more, not less, NATO presence."

He indicated during a press conference that the alliance sees itself as a threat to Russia, but admits that it "must be prepared for the worst."

Stoltenberg has repeatedly pointed out earlier that the NATO collective defense principle, which provides for a joint military response to aggression against one of the countries, does not apply to Ukraine, since it has the status of an alliance partner state.

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Help from London

The British prime minister warned that any Russian invasion would be an "absolute disaster" that would end in "serious bloodshed."

Johnson said that London, in solidarity with NATO allies, is strengthening its presence in Eastern Europe, including the Black Sea region.

“In Poland, we are adding another 350 troops from the 45th Special Forces Battalion, we are doing air security in Romania, we are increasing the number of Typhoon fighters that we are deploying from Cyprus, and we are sending ships to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea,” said the head of the British cabinet.

London also said that against the backdrop of the Ukrainian problem, Britain admits the possibility of deploying additional troops in Eastern or Southern Europe.

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace explained that Britain would send its military to allied countries. He stressed that such developments would only take place in case of special need.

Earlier, the UK announced that it would send 850 troops to Estonia, doubling the British contingent in the NATO battle group in the republic.

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Strengthening NATO in Eastern Europe

Romania and the United States have previously announced joint exercises to enhance interaction between NATO allies.

“An American detachment of about 50 military and four F / A-18 Super Hornet aircraft of the US Navy in Europe from February 8 to 17 conducts joint training missions with military and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of the Romanian Air Force,” the Romanian Ministry of Defense said.

The main goal of the maneuvers is to increase operational cooperation.

On February 8, more than 100 US troops arrived in Romania to prepare for the deployment of troops that the US plans to station in the country.

In January, Sky News reported that London was evaluating the possibility of creating a NATO combat unit in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby also stated that the United States would soon deploy 8,500 American troops to Eastern Europe.

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