Czechs to send 100 troops to Nato's eastern flank

The Czech Republic is ready to send around 100 soldiers to the eastern flank of Nato to help reinforce the Baltics and Poland and deter Russia, Defence Minister Martin Stropnicky said on Sunday. The move is in line with a Nato plan, announced on February 10, to deter Russia from aggression by rapidly deploying air, naval and ground forces without resorting to Cold War-era military bases.
"There is a talk of a platoon, roughly 100 people, who would take part in the alliance's contingent," Stropnicky said on Czech Television.