NATO deploys four combat groups in Eastern Europe
Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, announced that four battle groups will be deployed to Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia, which until now had no battalions.
According to the information provided by the Norwegian economist, the decision will be formalized next Thursday at the meeting of the Heads of State and Government in their emergency meeting in Brussels.
"At tomorrow's Summit we will take more decisions. The leaders will show their agreement with more forces on the eastern flank, by land, sea and air."
In this way, there will already be eight combat groups deployed in Eastern Europe and on the border with Ukraine “from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea . We are facing a new reality for our security so we must restore our long-term deterrence and defense.”
Stoltenberg described the situation in Ukraine as "brutal and the human suffering is horrible and painful" and said that he will do everything possible so that NATO members support Ukraine "against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats."
Allies or accomplices?
The Secretary General of NATO also announced that China's participation in Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be discussed. In his opinion , Beijing not only provides political support, but also helps them "spread blatant lies and disinformation."
He also expressed his concern about the possibility that China would "materially support the Russian invasion", although the Asian government has repeatedly denied these accusations.
Russia's other ally is its neighbor and friend Belarus, who at the beginning of the conflict lent military force in supposed maneuvers (this was before the invasion). This country has also received sanctions as a pressure measure to disassociate itself from the government of Vladimir Putin.
Stoltenberg asked Minsk to end "complicity in Putin's invasion" and announced that on Thursday decisions will be made in this regard that will have a greater impact and will have "far-reaching implications."
Peacemakers in Ukraine
The Russian government has denounced that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization could be planning a peace delegation in Ukraine, which it called "very reckless and extremely dangerous".
Dmitry Peskov, a Russian spokesman, emphasized that " any possible contact between our military and NATO's military can lead to quite understandable and difficult to repair consequences."
It should be noted that this information is not confirmed by NATO, however, in previous days the leaders of Poland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic met with the president of Ukraine and last week the Polish prime minister, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, requested the formation of an international peace team to be sent to the invaded country.