We do not strive for confrontation and do not pose a threat to Russia," in particular, he commented. At the same time, the Alliance really increases its external defense and increases the number of combat units in the eastern part of the military-political bloc. As the Pentagon head emphasized, this demonstrates a serious attachment to NATO to the fifth article of the Charter, which states that an attack on one ally is an attack on the whole alliance.
In addition, the United States is now ready to bring more troops to Latvia, if necessary to protect the region from any possible military aggression by Russia. Austin also noted that against the background of the war in Ukraine, NATO became even more cohesive and strong. According to the Minister of Defense, the United States is ready to continue supplying Kiev to effective weapons, which has already proven itself on the front line.
"We have put some systems that are very relevant and effective in this battle, and we will continue to do it," the Pentagon Head assured. According to the Associated Press, Lloyd Austin became the first US defense minister to visit Latvia for almost 30 years, which emphasizes the growing importance of the Baltic States. As it is noted, these states, observing the invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, fear that the Kremlin's next military purpose can be.
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