Belarus has voiced plans to send various military units close to its border with Lithuania, reacting to the U.S. army bringing 30 tanks and other equipment to the Baltic country as part of NATO’s efforts to deter Moscow’s military activities in the region.

The Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reports, citing the Belarusian state news agency BelTA, that Belarusian Defence Minister Andrei Ravkov made the statement on Monday, October 28.

«Individual tactical actions will be taken […] by missile and artillery units, air force, motorised infantry, paratroopers,» Ravkov said.

American armour arrived in Lithuania on October 21 for a rotational deployment as part of U.S. Army Europe Operation Atlantic Resolve, aimed at deterring Russia. The battalion-sized force is bringing 30 Abrams tanks, 25 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) and 70 wheeled vehicles, and will stay in Lithuania until spring 2020.

The article originally appeared on LRT English: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1110960/belarus-to-send-troops-to-lithuanian-border-in-response-to-us-presence