The North Atlantic Treaty Organization inaugurated a new command post in Vilnius Lithuania on Thursday, one of six across the alliance’s eastern border meant to shore up the region’s defenses against Russia.
For first time, the new command posts put a permanent—but very small—alliance presence on the border of Russia, a move that has rankled Moscow but which NATO leaders hope will deter Vladimir Putin from stirring unrest.
For the alliance, the new headquarters are meant to create a NATO presence without violating its 1997 promise not to permanently station troops on Russia’s borders .... http://www.zerohedge.com
