NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of the U.S. European Command General Philip Breedlove speaks during a news conference at the National Defence headquarters in Ottawa May 6, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Chris Wattie/Files
More Troops Needed In E.Europe Amid Ukraine Threat, Says NATO General -- Baltic Times
NATO should boost its presence in eastern Europe amid growing security challenges in the region, NATO general Philip Breedlove has said.
Breedlove said he was asking the Pentagon for more troops and equipment in Europe amid fears of a growing resurgent Russia, the Defense News service reports.
"Because of the increased pressure that we feel in Eastern Europe now, and because of the assurance measures that we are taking in the Baltics, in Poland and in Romania, we require additional rotational presence," Breedlove said.
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