The U.S. will dispatch about 150 paratroopers to Latvia in order to strengthen security in the country, as well as similar numbers to Poland, Lithuania and Estonia, the Latvian ambassador to NATO said Wednesday in an interview with the LTV channel, RIA Novosti reports.
"One-hundred fifty US paratroopers will soon arrive in Latvia to provide additional defense for the country," RIA Novosti quotes Maris Riekstins as saying.
According to the diplomat, additional US airborne troops will also turn up in Lithuania, Estonia and Poland.
