The German ambassador in Moscow was summoned by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with the opening of the NATO base in Rostock (CTF Baltic). “The expansion of NATO's military infrastructure in the territory of the former GDR will have very negative consequences and will not go unanswered,” the statement said. The new command center will monitor the Baltic Sea region.
“Washington, Brussels and Berlin must be aware that the expansion of NATO's military infrastructure in the territory of the former GDR will have very negative consequences and will not go unanswered,” the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
According to the authorities Russiathis is the government's move German “is a continuation of the creeping review of the effects of World War II and the militarization of the country.” According to Russian diplomacy, the opening of a new NATO base violates the provisions of the Moscow Treaty of 1990, which determines the international status of Germany after reunification and prohibits the stationing and deployment of foreign troops in the territory of the former GDR.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded “immediate and comprehensive explanations” from the German authorities regarding the opening of the NATO base in Rostock. Therefore, the German ambassador in Moscow, Alexander Lambsdorff, was summoned and a protest was lodged with him.
Naval forces will be managed from the command center that opened on Monday NATO countriesboth in times of peace and in the event of crisis or conflict. In addition, naval operations and training projects are planned there. This database also provides a 24/7 situational picture of military and civilian shipping traffic in the Baltic Sea.
In addition to Germany, 11 countries are involved in CTF Baltic: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, LatviaLithuania, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden.
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