NATO WANTS TO STRENGTHEN ITS EASTERN WING WITH THE FIGHTING GROUP IN SR – Teraz.sk

Brussels, March 23 (TASR) – The leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should agree at a summit on Thursday to strengthen forces on the Alliance’s Eastern Wing by deploying four new battle groups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. This was stated on Wednesday by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. TASR reported on the basis of a press briefing by the NATO chief and information from AFP and Reuters. Jens Stoltenberg said, adding that with new battle groups and existing forces in the three Baltic states and Poland, NATO would have eight multinational groups along the Alliance’s eastern wing. The Alliance chief further accused China of providing political support to the Kremlin during Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and warned Beijing of providing material aid for Russia’s military campaigns. ” and the Allies fear that China could provide material support to the Russian invasion, “St “I expect the leaders to call on China to fulfill its responsibilities as a member of the UN Security Council, to refrain from supporting Russia’s military campaign and to join the rest of the world, calling for an immediate, peaceful end to the war.” Qin Kang said on Sunday that his country was not sending weapons to Russia that it could use in Ukraine. China “sends food, medicine, sleeping bags and baby food, but neither side provides arms or ammunition,” Qing said, adding that Beijing continued to “support peace talks and call for an immediate ceasefire” in Ukraine. Stoltenberg also expects NATO members to provide Ukraine with further support on Thursday against cyber attacks as well as “biological, radiological and nuclear threats.” countries more than three million Ukrainians. US President Joe Biden will also attend the summit.