NATO allies reportedly plan to put four battalions in Poland and other Baltic countries to beef up its Russian border as Moscow steps up military activity. According to The Wall Street Journal Friday, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work confirmed the overall size of the force – about 4,000 troops – and said the reinforcements were a response to the increased Russian activity around the nations of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Western officials told the paper that the U.S. will likely provide two of the battalions and Germany and Britain will likely supply the other two.
NATO reportedly plans to send 4 battalions to eastern border with Russia
