Al Arabiya English
NATO will strengthen the defense of its eastern flank by tasking the German-Netherlands Corps with the command of allied troops in Estonia and Latvia in the event of a war with Russia, Germany and the Netherlands said on Thursday.NATO forces in all three Baltic nations as well as northern Poland currently come under the command of a single multinational headquarters. For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Creating a second command zone could allow the alliance to devote more troops to the Baltics, which are most at risk from a potential Russian attack. NATO has said Moscow could mount a large-scale assault on allied territory as early as 2029, if its armament efforts persist, an intention the Kremlin denies. The change announced on Thursday and reported by Reuters earlier this week underlines the strategic importance of the Baltics since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.“With the integration of the German-Netherlands Corps into NATO’s defense
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