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Disinfo: The coronavirus destroyed the myth of the NATO's super army, NATO is fleeing Europe

Summary

The coronavirus pandemic destroyed the universal myth of the Alliance’s super army. Because of the aggressive propaganda about the combat readiness of NATO units, the whole world was accustomed to the fact that it was a “super army”. And here comes the coronavirus. The Americans should not think about missiles, but about toilet paper, and running away from the Baltic. NATO is fleeing Europe today, rescuing itself. Here is the true face of NATO. In reality, the Russian army, […]cynically humiliated by all, today helps many countries that are part of the NATO bloc.

Disproof

Pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the coronavirus, an attempt to discredit NATO. NATO does not flee from anywhere including the Baltic States. Despite the pandemic, NATO maintains operational readiness, including through its air policing mission and the multinational battlegroups in the Baltic region. The battlegroup in Lithuania is stationed in Rukla and is one of NATO´s four multinational battlegroups in the Baltic countries and Poland. NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) has helped facilitate medical aid to Allies. Allied airlift capabilities have delivered hundreds of thousands of tons of medical equipment, and Allied armed forces are playing an essential role in the civilian response to COVID-19. “NATO was created to deal with crises. So we can help and our Alliance is playing its part”, the NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said. The Alliance is already coordinating and supporting national efforts against the pandemic with logistical, transport and medical help. More about NATO response to the pandemic can be found here.

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Sputnik Armenia - Russian
  • Reported in: Issue 190
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27/03/2020
  • Outlet language(s) Russian
  • Country: EU, Baltic states
  • Keywords: coronavirus, NATO, Baltic states
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