Poland and Baltic States Beef Up Defenses Against Russia

Poland and the Baltic states see the upcoming deployment of 4,000 more NATO troops in their countries as insufficient to protect them from alleged Russia threat and advocate for a significant military boost to ensure superiority in their airspace. “We need to stop possible air aggression,” Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas told Reuters.

“We are discussing creating a regional medium-range air defense system together with the Latvians, the Estonians and the Poles.” An anti-aircraft shield encompassing the four countries may be operational in two or three years, Olekas told Financial Times in a separate interview, adding that the nations involved are “evaluating procurement options.” READ MORE