US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter
Defence

US to head one of NATO battalions in Baltics and Poland

The United States will head one of the four international battalions to be set up by NATO in the three Baltic states and Poland to deter Russia, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter confirmed on Wednesday.

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Jens Stoltenberg
Defence

‘We will agree on battalions for Baltic states’ – NATO chief

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that the Allied nations would agree to establish an international battalion in each of the Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, as well as in Poland.

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Lieutenant General Ben Hodges
Defence
Latvian Army
Uncategorized

Inside Latvia’s new defence strategy – Riga declares its military ambitions

Latvia’s new State Defense Strategy, approved by its Cabinet of Ministers on May 24 is an ambitious declaration for a stronger defense buildup. At the same time, it represents a kind of “wish list” just ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s approaching July summit in Warsaw, during which Alliance members are expected to discard their policy of “trust,” in favor of a policy of “deterrence”. […]

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Global LT

Baltic-American league launches campaign for permanent NATO garrison in Baltics

The Baltic American Freedom League (BAFL), an organisation in California devoted to supporting the Baltic states, has started an initiative to have the US persuade NATO to permanently station troops in the Baltics. […]