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NATO puts its European forces on high alert as Russia amasses troops on Ukrainian borders
NATO has increased the combat readiness of its Response Force in Europe as Russia continues amassing troops near Ukrainian borders.
Die Welt reports, citing a senior NATO representative, that a decision to put 40,000-strong NATO Response Force on high alert was made by the North Atlantic Council because of the buildup of Russian forces near the border with Ukraine.
At the same time, the level of combat readiness of the special forces and logistics services has been increased, and the …
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Russian Defense Minister accuses the U.S. of preparing chemical attacks in Donbas
Private military companies from the United States are preparing provocations using chemical weapons in the Donbas, said the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu at the board meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry.
According to him, 120 employees of American PMCs arrived in the region and are training Ukrainian special forces soldiers.
"Tanks with unidentified chemical components were delivered to the towns of Avdiivka and Krasny Liman to carry out provocations," RIA Novosti quoted Shoygu …
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Lithuania calls on NATO to strengthen its military potential near Russia's borders
Lithuania called on NATO to deploy troops to Russia's borders, amid continued deployment of Russian troops near Ukrainian borders. "NATO must respond not only by deploying its troops to the eastern front, but also by strengthening its military potential. Strengthening the military potential is good, but we should have an algorithm, what to do in the case of scenario A, scenario B, scenario C," said Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda at a joint press conference with the presidents of Ukraine …
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Putin threatens NATO with military response if Ukraine is accepted into Alliance
Russia will give a military-technical response to the West if it continues its policy of aggressive behavior, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a board meeting of the Defense Ministry.
According to him, Moscow "has every right" to ensure its security and sovereignty amid the threat of NATO’s expanding military infrastructure, which, if deployed to Ukraine, will reduce the time the enemy missiles can reach Moscow to 7-10 minutes.
"What is happening now, the tension that is developing in …
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Lithuania ready to send weapons to Ukraine
Lithuania is ready to send lethal weapons to Ukraine to support the country in the face of a large buildup of Russian troops near its borders, said Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Arvydas Anušauskas at a joint press conference with German Minister of Defense Kristin Lambrecht.
"It is necessary to support Ukraine in every possible way, and Lithuania is ready for this, in particular, to send lethal weapons to Ukraine," the Lithuanian minister said.
He did not specify which weapons …