PARIS: Latvia and Lithuania called on Tuesday (Jun 27) for NATO to strengthen its eastern borders in response to expectations that Russia's Wagner private will set up a new base in Belarus after its
The Baltic envoys' visit to France comes as Western powers gear up for a NATO summit next month in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.
Wagner's arrival in Belarus should be viewed"in light of the NATO summit and all discussions that we are having about defence, deterrence and the necessary decisions to strengthen the security of the eastern flank," said Latvia's Rinkevics.Germany said on Monday it was ready to station a 4,000-strong army brigade in Lithuania permanently. Landsbergis told his French counterpart that Paris could help with air defences.
"France can be a valuable partner in strengthening air defence capabilities of Baltic countries," he said."We know about French technology and it could be used as part of our deterrence strategy so that no Wagner, no Russian military would ever think to cross Baltic states' borders."
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