The United States will additionally post another armored brigade in Eastern Europe

The United States will place another armored brigade in Eastern Europe in addition to what was agreed on the NATO summit in Warsaw. This was stated on a visit to Riga, US Vice President Joseph Biden in his appeal to the peoples of the Baltic countries, TASS reports .

"Additionally, the United States is ready to send an armored brigade, 4200 American soldiers," Bayden said. According to him, the brigade headquarters will be in Poland, but it will participate in exercises in the entire region. “170 exercises and various joint events are scheduled only in 2016,” said Biden. “Together with NATO forces, this will be the largest presence of allies in the region from the end of the Cold War.”

Biden emphasized the US commitment to his obligations as a NATO member to protect the Baltic countries from aggression by Russia. Moscow should be noted that NATO is ready for a collective defense, Biden said. “Let there be no doubt that the fifth paragraph of the NATO charter will be carried out. The attack on one is an attack on everyone. We want Moscow to know what we mean exactly what we are saying,” said the US Vice President.

Bayden called on the Baltic countries not to listen to the rhetoric of the presidential candidate from the Republican Party Donald Trump, because "he does not know what he says." Previously, Trump said that the United States will be defended only by those NATO countries that "fulfill its obligations.

On July 8, the heads of 28 states at the NATO summit in Warsaw decided to strengthen the military presence in the eastern part of the alliance in Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on a rotational basis four multinational battalions will be placed.

Leaders also decided on the initial combat readiness (Initial Operational Capability) of the EuroPro system. In addition, cyberspace is recognized as a new operational area. NATO countries will pay more attention to computer security and protection against cyber attacks. The summit participants also confirmed the readiness to spend more funds on defense.

The head of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg emphasized that "NATO does not pose any threat to any country" and continues to look for ways of constructive dialogue with Russia.