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Convergence of Russian troops to Belarus: NATO will send new contingents to Lithuania

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NATO to send new troops to Lithuania

Even the smallest conflict near the Ukrainian border accumulates a serious reaction and NATO’s capabilities, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry stressed.

Russian troops sent to Belarus pose a threat to Lithuania, so NATO will send new contingents to the country. Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas informs BNS agency on Monday, January 24th.

“We are talking about additional capacities, everything is planned in the NATO structure, certain plans and reaction time are also provided for Lithuania. But everything changes depending on the assessment of the situation in our region. You yourself understand that any change in the situation in the Ukrainian border area, any even the smallest conflict, of course, accumulates a serious reaction and NATO’s capabilities in our region,” Anusauskas said.

He added that Russia deployed at least three times more armed forces to Belarus than during the Zapad exercises in the fall, in which about 200,000 troops participated.

“These forces, which are now being sent, are three to four times larger. Here, in Lithuania, we are discussing the situation in different formats, what is developing, what kind of response we can have, what plans we have,” Anusauskas explained.

In addition, Lithuania is considering its ability to respond to the situation together with NATO partners, but exactly how it will react depends on the type of forces deployed by Russia.

“No one can say (whether there will be a war – ed.), I think in this case the Kremlin still makes the decisions, because the initiative is on their side. Not a single state of Eastern Europe that became a member of NATO has threatened and is not threatening neighboring To be honest, Russia, on the contrary, is building up its military presence in our region,” the Defense Minister summed up.

Recall that NATO strengthens presence in Eastern Europe. The countries of the Alliance put their forces on alert and transfer additional ships and fighters to the countries of Eastern Europe.

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