Dangerous Crossroads: NATO Plans Large Scale Military Deployments on Russia’s Doorstep
By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research
November 08, 2014
The World is at a dangerous crossroads. US-NATO is carrying out a fresh set of military drills in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States involving the deployment of several thousand troops. These drills follow earlier military deployments in the Baltic States in October.
According to NATO General Hans-Lothar Domrose, Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum:
“Previously, we conducted maneuvers involving 25,000-40,000 soldiers in the western NATO countries alone, and I can imagine that in the future we will also organize a similar event in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States,” (quoted by Die Welt)
These deployments consist of ”rapid reaction forces numbering 5,000-7,000 troops that can reach the combat area within two to five days.”
The so-called action plan directed against the Russian Federation was decided upon at the September 2014 Wales summit of the Atlantic Alliance.
As part of this broader endeavour, NATO’s Iron Sword 2014 military exercises involving the participation of nine member countries of the Atlantic Alliance were launched in Lithuania on November 2nd.
”US tanks rolled in to Lithuania earlier this month is a show of force to Russia that it’s not welcome in the region.”
According to General Hans-Lothar Domrose (in his September 15 statement) the deployments were planned to take place in the three Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. He underscored that NATO would “respect agreements with Russia and the troops will not be there permanently”.
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