Berlin: Berlin is considering deployment of NATO soldiers and delivery of surface-to-air missile systems MIM-104 Patriot in Baltic countries, German journal Spiegel reported on Friday.
It cited the German military as saying that they had prepared the proposals to Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht on sending some 150 soldiers, armoured fighting vehicles Boxer and surface-to-air missile systems MIM-104 Patriot to NATO’s eastern flank to enhance the defensive capabilities of the Baltic countries.
Moreover, the military proposed Lambrecht to send some naval vessels, in particular a corvette and a frigate, to the Baltic and North seas as part of the NATO mission.