A rapid reaction force of the Alliance was powerless in Eastern Europe.
NATO will not be able to deploy in Eastern Europe a rapid reaction Force in case of war with Russia. This writes the Financial Times citing senior sources in the Alliance.
As stated by the sources, rapid response Force, the number of which is five thousand people, will be “too vulnerable” if you are deploying in the Baltic States and Poland to counter potential Russian aggression.
Russian forces in the Kaliningrad region can crush the emergency response unit before it will be deployed to the East from the German border, sources say FT.
“Russia has anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles, both land-and sea-based, and military aircraft based in the Kaliningrad region and other regions that are able to cover a huge area,” said the Alliance.
For this precinet, explain the sources, NATO must keep on a permanent basis a large number of forces along their Eastern borders.
It is noted that the location of the four battalions in Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Lithuania will be an important step.
