US soldiers arrive in Lithuania to ‘reassure’ NATO allies amid Ukrainian crisis

 According to the Guardian

150 troops were deployed in Lithuania in order to reassure the control in the east part of the continent. Up to 600 troops will be deployed in the rest of the year in Poland and the Baltic Countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) is important to say, that these countries are the borders of the NATO “jurisdiction”. The objective of this deployment of troops is infantry exercises. 

"As threats emerged, we see who our real friends are" said the president of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite. She was very excited when the US troops finally arrived. According to her, their intervention was never more needed.

Something very interesting in this new is what Richard C Longo, (Deputy Commanding General of US Army Europe) said: “I don't think the deployment of troops is meant to be a message to Russia”, he also said, “Let me make this clear: should Lithuania need NATO, I guarantee NATO will be there”. As I interpret it, what he is trying to say is that Russia shouldn´t worry because, these actions are not supposedly related with the Russian invasion in Crimea. This is just a measure of control and a warning for any country who tries anything against any NATO ally.

According to RT

In this outlet, we find that there´s much more information about the military exercises that is doing the NATO. It says that besides the arrival of 150 US troops in the Air Force Aviation Base in Siauliai, Lithuania, the NATO has also deployed ships in the black sea. This situation worries Russia.

Another difference in the news is the temporality in which they´re telling the facts. The Guardian has said that these 150 troops are the beginning of the deployment of 600 troops in the eastern countries. However, RT tells us that in those countries, there is already the presence of US and NATO troops (in Poland and Latvia, they arrived the Wednesday and Friday, respectively). As I see it, I think that Russia is feeling the pressure made by the NATO allies and that´s why they reassure that all people knows that in those countries there is already NATO presence.

RT makes sure that all of their readers know the message that was sent from US to Moscow. “If there's a message to Moscow, it is the same exact message that we take our obligations very, very seriously on the continent of Europe”. The Guardian didn’t write anything about this “warning”.

In relation to the frigate in the Black Sea, RT has said that France will join them, sending a NATO vessel Dupleix. In addition to this military effort, France will also send four fighter jets in order to “supervise” the Baltics. The Guardian didn’t express anything about this “massive western arming movement”.

Finally, this new ends with the concern that Moscow. This worry is due to movement of Ukrainian troops in the east part of the country “… 11,000 Ukrainian soldiers, 160 tanks, 230 armored carriers and at least 150 artillery pieces have been deployed in the region.” This military measure has “forced” Russia to mobilize its troops to the border too.

Bibliography
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/26/us-paratroopers-nato-lithuania-russia

http://rt.com/news/155068-us-troops-lithuania-drills/