NATO’s plans to conduct the Defender Europe 2020 military exercise indicates that the North Atlantic Alliance is gathering a strike force near Russia’s borders. It will be one of the largest deployments of US forces, in combat readiness, in Europe over the past 25 years. The drills, scheduled to take place from 20 April to 20 May in 10 European nations, such as Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland, will last until August. Approximately 37,000 military personnel, including 20,000 U.S. servicemen, from 18 countries are supposed to take part in the military exercise. Around 20,000 pieces of military equipment and supplies will be sent to the participating nations in time for Defender Europe 2020.
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