During a briefing in Berlin, a spokesman for the German Defense Ministry said that strengthening NATO on the eastern flank could be carried out in 1-3 weeks, RIA Novosti reports.
A spokesman for the defense department said he could not give exact information about the planned reinforcement, as it is secret.
At the same time, the official noted that the number of German troops in Lithuania increased by one thousand people. NATO naval groups are also provided with ships in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas. In addition, the issue of the possibility of supporting the air defense of Eastern European partners with the help of Patriot systems is being considered.
It is noted that plans are being made in close coordination with the allies, decisions will be made in the near future.
“This (NATO strengthening on the eastern flank - note) can happen quite quickly, we are talking about high readiness forces, we are talking about 1-3 weeks, not about months,” the speaker summed up.
Earlier, Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korchok said that NATO had planned the creation of strike groups in eastern Europe, similar to the Baltic forces.
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