Russia is returning to its Cold War posture with plans to increase troops along its NATO borders, Lithuania's PM warns

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 13:00

Russian soldiers march in unison, overseen by a senior military official. — Russian service members take part in a military parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, in May 2023.
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Russia plans to increase its troops along its border with NATO, Lithuania's prime minister said.
Ingrida Šimonytė said Russia is returning to a Cold War posture and Europe needs to be prepared.
Estonia also warned that Russia may double its troops along NATO's border compared to 2022 figures

Russia is returning to its Cold War posture and is preparing to seriously grow the number of troops that it has along its shared borders with NATO, Lithuania's prime minister warned.

Ingrida Šimonytė told Business Insider in an interview that the rebuilding of Russia's military capacities on its borders with NATO member states means that it is "returning to the Cold War sort of posture."