Russian Defense Official Warns NATO’s New Goal Is to Create ‘Military Schengen’ Zone

TEHRAN (defapress)- Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel General Alexander Fomin said NATO’s new priority is creation of the so-called "military Schengen" area in Europe aimed at speeding up troops’ deployment near Russia’s borders.

News ID: 69158

Date: 12 March 2018 - 14:35

"The new priority of NATO’s military-political leadership is improving the logistic and transport infrastructure inside Europe and the creation of the so-called 'military Schengen'," Fomin stated in an interview with the Russian Defense Ministry’s official newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda, TASS reported.

"Its goal is to fast-track to the maximum extent the troops’ deployment towards Russia’s borders," he added.

In various parts of Europe the arsenals of weapons, ammunition and food supplies are being created for a speedy deployment of an additional force grouping, according to the Deputy Minister.

Eight coordination centers for deploying the contingents have been set up in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.