NATO mulls permanent presence in Eastern Europe

NATO may consider establishing a permanent presence of its troops in Eastern Europe due to the situation in Ukraine and Russia’s involvement in the conflict, General Philip Breedlove, NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe, said in Ottawa this week.

 

“Based on the new paradigm that we see Russia has presented … we are all going to have re-evaluate some of the decisions that we have made for structure, for positioning, for readiness,” Breedlove said.

 

The general added that NATO would set up “reassurance measures” for air, land and sea scheduled to last until December 31. This mission may be extended, he said.