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U.S. criticizes Russian build-up near Baltic states
Source: Reuters
RUSSIA | Wed May 10, 2017 | 8:37am EDT
U.S. criticizes Russian build-up near Baltic states
By Phil Stewart and Andrius Sytas | PABRADE TRAINING AREA, LITHUANIA
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday that a Russian missile deployment near the Baltic states was "destabilizing", and officials suggested the United States could deploy a Patriot missile battery in the region for NATO exercises in the summer.
U.S. allies are jittery ahead of war games by Russia and Belarus in September that could involve up to 100,000 troops and include nuclear weapons training -- the biggest such exercise since 2013.
The drills could see Russian troops near the borders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Russia has also deployed Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad, its enclave on the Baltic Sea. It said the deployment was part of routine drills, but U.S. officials worry that it may represent a permanent upgrade.
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U.S. criticizes Russian build-up near Baltic states
By Phil Stewart and Andrius Sytas | PABRADE TRAINING AREA, LITHUANIA
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday that a Russian missile deployment near the Baltic states was "destabilizing", and officials suggested the United States could deploy a Patriot missile battery in the region for NATO exercises in the summer.
U.S. allies are jittery ahead of war games by Russia and Belarus in September that could involve up to 100,000 troops and include nuclear weapons training -- the biggest such exercise since 2013.
The drills could see Russian troops near the borders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Russia has also deployed Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad, its enclave on the Baltic Sea. It said the deployment was part of routine drills, but U.S. officials worry that it may represent a permanent upgrade.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-baltics-idUSKBN18612N