aA
NATO's chief says that the Alliance will improve its ability to facilitate the movement of forces in Europe, but does not plan to deploy additional units to the Baltic countries and Poland.
NATO to improve ability to send in forces, but plans no additional units in Baltics
© US Army photo

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke to reporters at the start of NATO's summit in Brussels where the Alliance's leaders are expected to approve the so-called Readiness Initiative to ensure that by 2020 the organization has 30 mechanized battalions, 30 air squadrons and 30 combat vessels ready to deploy within 30 days.

The leaders also

BNS
It is prohibited to copy and republish the text of this publication without a written permission from UAB „BNS“.
Related articles

NATO in Lithuania: existing situation and expectations

As a NATO summit starts in Brussels on Wednesday, BNS Lithuania presents key facts on NATO's...

Lithuania "partly" supports Trump's demands for NATO allies

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she "partly" supports US President Donald Trump 's...

Lithuania might increase defense spending this year to reach NATO's 2 pct target

Lithuania might need to increase its defense spending by several dozen million euros this year to...

Lithuania expects progress on air defense at NATO summit, but worries about Trump

Lithuanian diplomats expect a step toward strengthening air defense in the Baltic states to be taken...

Vaidas Saldžiūnas

Brussels would be surprised by moods in Vilnius prior to meeting with Trump: should the worst scenario be worried about?

Lithuanian president on Trump-Putin summit: we haven't much expectation, are cautious

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she is cautious about next month's meeting between US...

Zuokas says he is unlikely to run for mayor in 4 years

Former mayor of Vilnius city Artūras Zuokas, who ran for mayor once again with the party Freedom and...

Mayor-elect of Vilnius to negotiate with SocDems and Freedom Party over coalition

Valdas Benkunskas, mayor-elect of Vilnius, has revealed that the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian...

SocDem leader: conservatives suffered defeat in municipal elections

Leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), MEP Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, says the...

Estonian minister: Russian destabilisation of Moldova impacts Europe ‘considerably’

Estonia’s outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu has recapitulated Estonia's support...

LLRA leader outraged by party’s loss in mayoral elections in Vilnius district

MEP Waldemar Tomaszewski, leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania-Christian Families...

Top news

SocDem leader: conservatives suffered defeat in municipal elections

Leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), MEP Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, says the...

Mayor-elect of Vilnius to negotiate with SocDems and Freedom Party over coalition

Valdas Benkunskas, mayor-elect of Vilnius, has revealed that the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian...

Estonian minister: Russian destabilisation of Moldova impacts Europe ‘considerably’

Estonia’s outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu has recapitulated Estonia's support...

LLRA leader outraged by party’s loss in mayoral elections in Vilnius district

MEP Waldemar Tomaszewski, leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania-Christian Families...

SocDem Duchnevič elected Vilnius district mayor

Robert Duchnevič, mayoral candidate of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), sensationally...