Need help?Contact the Customer Service Department of "Verslo žinios".by phone (8 5) 252 6330 or e-mailby mail prenumerata@verslozinios.lt.The heads of NATO countries in Madrid on Wednesday confirmed the intention to increase the forces deployed a few years ago in the eastern wing of the Alliance, including Lithuania, to brigade-sized units.The message is updated with quotes, context of the situation.According to the Alliance, international battalions deployed in the region will be scaled up to brigade-sized forces as needed."The Allies have committed to deploying additional robust, in-place and combat-ready forces on our eastern flank, scaled up from existing battlegroups to brigade-sized units when and where needed, with reliable, rapidly available reinforcements, pre-deployed equipment and enhanced command and control," reads the approved declaration of the NATO summit.International NATO battalions in Lithuania, as well as in other Baltic countries and Poland, were deployed in 2017 in response to the increased threat of the Kremlin after the annexation of Crimea, later similar units were sent to other countries of the eastern wing.In Lithuania, the battalion is led by Germany.The Chancellor of this country, Olaf Scholz, and the President, Gitanas Nausėda, signed a memorandum on the transformation of this unit into a brigade in June.The representatives of Lithuania say that they are aiming for the brigade to be fully deployed in the country, which would be possible around 2027, after improving the host country's infrastructure.According to Lithuanian officials, the current plan regarding the presence of the major part of the brigade in Germany is the starting position.According to the Minister of National Defense of Lithuania, Arvydas Anušauskas, decisions to increase forces are made possible by the clear identification of Russia as a threat to NATO.This is enshrined in the approved strategic concept of the Alliance."Russia has been identified as a clear threat to the members of the Alliance, and related to this are other decisions that increase high readiness and other forces on the Eastern flank, increase existing combat groups to brigade-sized units," Arvydas Anušauskas told BNS by phone from Madrid.Alliance leaders also decided that weapons on the eastern flank of the Alliance should be pre-deployed to simplify the logistics of moving forces into the region in the event of a potential conflict.A. Anušauskas said that in the near future, German officers will come to Lithuania to assess the existing military infrastructure, to decide on the deployment location of the "command element" of the brigade."Then our preparatory work will begin," the minister said."We plan to invest significant resources in this over the next few years in order to practically increase our ability to host forces every year," he said.According to the report of the Ministry of National Defense of Lithuania, the leaders of the NATO countries:Alliance leaders also agreed on increasing NATO's Rapid Reaction Force to 300,000 troops.However, for the time being, according to information published by foreign media, it remains unclear when exactly it is intended to increase the rapid reaction force from 40,000 to 300,000.NATO officials have said that the troops should be ready by 2023, but German officials insist that the German portion, some 15,000 troops, will not be ready until 2025.Germany has yet to comment on how Berlin's plans fit in with statements by NATO officials.Alliance leaders also decided to pre-deploy more weapons on the eastern flank to simplify the logistics of moving forces into the region in the event of a potential conflict.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the decisions would "transform and strengthen" the alliance after Russia undermined European security by waging war in Ukraine."NATO leaders have decided on fundamental changes in our defense and deterrence to respond to the new security reality," he said.Ahead of the summit, the US also announced an increase in troop numbers in Central and Eastern Europe.This will also mean additional American capabilities in Lithuania, currently a rotating American battalion with additional forces is stationed in the country.[infogram id="f451c664-cca4-4a7f-bf07-ffd758736021" prefix="OCi" format="interactive" title="Putin's War :: NATO Expansion"]Choose the companies and topics you are interested in - 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