The MEP said that Latvia needs American tanks
Latvia needs American tanks, said on Wednesday the people's choice of the European Parliament and ex-defense Minister Artis Pabriks.
according to media reports, the U.S. military plans in the coming year to place in the other NATO countries 150 tanks, and some of that may be, will be based in Latvia.
" We all must understand that Western countries do not want to fight. These tanks are not equipment for the attack, But to defend these forces enough. It is a signal to the Russian authorities about the fact that in the EU or in the European continent there are no tendencies of aggression. But if someone hypothetically want to cross our borders, We are ready to defend ourselves, and to do this, 150 tanks is enough. We need them, " said Pabriks.
in connection with the situation around Ukraine, NATO has adopted a number of measures that the Alliance explains the need to provide security of the participating countries. Were strengthened mission air patrol Baltic countries (in Alliance with 2004), the aircraft with radar equipment make regular flights over Poland (joined in 1999) and Romania (joined in 2004)introduced additional NATO ships in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas. In addition, the Alliance said about the increase in the constant presence of staff, program expansion exercises, strengthening early warning systems.
Russia has stated many times that is not a party to domestic conflict and absolutely not involved in the events in the South-East of Ukraine: no intelligence agents, troops there. Thus, the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov Century stated that the grounds for accusations of Russia in the complication of the situation in the South and South-East of Ukraine and the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation many times reported that not supplying the militia military equipment, ammunition and does not provide other assistance.
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