"We received this letter from your chief of defense and we are addressing those both in a military sense and in a political sense, then our political masters will have to address those questions as well. And we will in time announce the decisions that our political masters made," Breedlove told journalists while visiting the Air Force Aviation Base in Siauliai, northern Lithuania where planes from NATO's Baltic Air Patrol are stationed.
Asked whether the U.S. Department of Defense's plan to deploy heavy weaponry to the Baltic states has been coordinated with NATO, the U.S. general said it was in line with the agreements reached during the NATO summit in Wales.
By the agreements made in Wales, prepositioning equipment and supplies is part of the alliance's readiness action plan, he said.
The senior military commanders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have sent a request for a major reinforcement of NATO forces in the area as a direct consequence of Russia's military involvement in Ukraine and aggressive stance towards its neighbors.
