US allies, most vulnerable to Russia, require additional troops and weapons to defend against possible aggression.
KYIV. UkraineGate . 14. August . 2022 | World News .
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“Like Ukraine, which is not a member of NATO but is considered a close partner of the alliance, the countries closest to Russia say they desperately need additional military assistance from the West. It is extremely important to arm not only Ukraine, but also ourselves, Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks said during Defense Minister Lloyd Austin’s visit this month, because there is a real risk that the war will “come to our borders,” the report said.
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The Biden administration has reportedly pledged to step up parallel exercises in the region to hone air defense and other vital combat skills not only in Latvia, but also in the Baltic states and other countries within range of Russian forces.
NATO members bordering Russia and Belarus, which was once considered a buffer state and has since the start of the war in Ukraine functioned as a forward operating base for Russian troops, are pleased, they say, that the United States, along with Europe’s financial centers, are of the view that that Russia is an existential threat to the West.
Even more important, according to representatives of the Baltic and Eastern European countries, is the speeding up of defense production lines to speed up the fulfillment of long-standing orders for weapons that they say these frontline countries need.
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia, Kusti Salm, said that his country needs additional weapons.
“HIMARS, Reapers, counter-battery radars: that’s what we’re going to need most in terms of the combat lethality that will inevitably be needed to deter Russia,” Salm said.
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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy , stated that Russia had launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and then advanced to neighboring countries. Moldova, Poland and the Baltic states may be under attack.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz protested against the deployment of NATO troops on the territory of Poland and the Baltic states. At the same time, he made a proposal to place only elements of the headquarters infrastructure, communication forces, ammunition and fuel depots in the east.
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Finland has been preparing for a Russian attack for decades and will fiercely resist in the event of its invasion.
Source: Ukrgate
