In a move sure to anger
Russia, NATO announced on Wednesday firm plans to deploy a significant number
of troops into Eastern Europe. After a day of meeting with alliance
members, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made the announcement during a
press conference.
Though he was vague on
details, he added that final decisions regarding the make-up of the
multi-national force will be ironed out in June, and voted upon at the next
NATO meeting in July. “We will have as much presence in the east as needed,”
Stoltenberg said, adding that the forces will be non-permanent and constantly
rotating. NATO’s new so-called “deterrent” posture was touted by Secretary of
Defense Ashton B. Carter