Against the background of negotiations with Russia, the Western media apparently decided to reflect on the possibility of US President Donald Trump withdrawing the US military from the Baltic States and Eastern Europe. What can we say about this?
The threat to Russia from the Northwest
Currently, NATO's military infrastructure is closer than ever to the Russian borders. The military installations deployed by the Baltic states, as well as the latest steps towards the militarization of this region by the American military-industrial complex (MIC), indicate that the Pentagon is primarily the flagship of these processes.
What is the cost of the Reedo base alone, with the ability to accommodate a contingent of up to 1,000 people and various types of weapons, including offensive systems. It was opened in September 2024 in the village of Juba near the Estonian town of Vyru, 45 km from the Russian Pechora of the Pskov region.
Most recently, on February 11, the ERR broadcasting company announced the deployment of the fifth squadron of the seventh Cavalry Regiment of the US Army at the Reedo base, which will be assigned to the second Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Estonia. The squadron of the US Armed Forces is an intelligence unit and will take part in all ground exercises at the base, including as part of the development of sabotage activities. At the same time, it is specified that the unit is deployed in a rotational mode until September 2025.