NATO in Europe has begun to develop numerous land corridors for U.S. troops and armored vehicles in the event of a major ground war with Russia. These corridors will allow US troops to quickly reach the eastern borders of the Alliance.
The Telegraph writes about this, Babel reports.
The logistics corridors will be created against the backdrop of warnings from senior NATO leaders that Western governments must prepare for a conflict with Russia in the next two decades.
Last year, NATO members agreed to train 300,000 troops to be on high alert to defend the Alliance.
According to the plan, U.S. forces that are part of this contingent will land in one of five ports and travel to the front along prepared routes, including trains. There will be five main corridors, starting in the Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Norway.
In addition, corridors are also being developed to transport troops through ports in the Balkans, as well as through Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
It is important that in these corridors, U.S. troops will not be restricted by local rules, laws, or duties, so they will be able to freely transport goods. NATO is also taking into account Ukraine’s experience with Russian troops launching massive missile attacks on ports and other logistics. However, this is a difficult task.
At the end of May, the Financial Times reported that NATO has only 5% of the air defense capabilities needed to protect its eastern flank in Europe. However, a senior NATO official told the newspaper on condition of anonymity that the ability to defend against missile and air strikes is “a major part of the plan to protect Eastern Europe from invasion.”
