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Post by JustJohn or JJ on Nov 30, 2021 9:01:48 GMT -7
Latvia Calls for Permanent U.S. Troops to Guard Against Russia Threat By Reuters
Nov. 29, 2021, at 11:22 a.m. By Sabine Siebold ADAZI MILITARY BASE, Latvia (Reuters) - Latvia needs a permanent U.S. military presence to deter Russia and wants to boost its defences with U.S. Patriot missiles, Defence Minister Artis Pabriks said on Monday as NATO's chief visited allied troops in the Baltic country. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to arrive in Latvia's capital Riga late on Monday before a meeting on Tuesday with 29 NATO counterparts. The alliance is alarmed by a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's borders. "We need additional international assistance," Pabriks told Reuters. "We would like to have a permanent United States (military) presence in our country. And sea and air defence means basically going down to such systems as Patriot (surface-to-air missiles)." NATO troops were rehearsing battle skills in a snowy Latvian woodland with camouflaged tanks and live rounds, with 1,500 troops seeking to stop an attack on Riga by disrupting and stalling the unidentified adversary's advance north of the city. More here: www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-11-29/latvia-calls-for-permanent-u-s-troops-to-guard-against-russia-threat
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