Nato to deploy more troops to Eastern Europe

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Source: BBC

Nato leaders say they are deploying more troops to Eastern Europe after Russia's invasion.

"No one should be fooled by the Russian government's barrage of lies," the 30 leaders say in a joint statement.

Nato calls on Moscow to withdraw all its forces from Ukraine and "to turn back from the path of aggression it has chosen".

"President Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine is a terrible strategic mistake, for which Russia will pay a severe price, both economically and politically, for years to come," the statement says.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60517447

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From CNN:

NATO is making "significant additional defensive deployments" to eastern part of alliance

From CNN's Nada Bashir

NATO said that it is making “significant additional defensive deployments of forces” to the eastern part of the alliance, noting that while “deterrence and defense” measures are being deployed, NATO’s actions remain “preventive, proportionate and non-escalatory.”

“We have deployed defensive land and air forces in the eastern part of the Alliance, and maritime assets across the NATO area,” according to a statement released Friday.

“We have activated NATO’s defence plans to prepare ourselves to respond to a range of contingencies and secure Alliance territory, including by drawing on our response forces,” the statement added.

The joint statement comes after a rare virtual summit of NATO Heads of State and Government on Friday, where members met to discuss what NATO has described as the “gravest threat to Euro-Atlantic security in decades.”

[SheltieLover]

1. Good!

[PoliticAverse]

2. So what countries are the troops going to? n/t

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