NATO troops are deployed in eastern Europe to deter Russia

NATO foreign ministers have been finalising the alliance's biggest military build-up since the end of the Cold War in the face of a more aggressive and unpredictable Russia.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said the two-day meeting, which began Friday May 20,2016, would address 'all the important issues' to prepare for a 'landmark' summit in Poland in July.

'We will discuss how NATO can do more to project stability... and at the same time address how NATO can continue to adapt to a more assertive Russia to find the right balance between defence and dialogue,' Stoltenberg told

NATO leaders will endorse plans to puts more troops into eastern European member states as part of a 'deter and dialogue' strategy.

Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria have all been  meant to reassure allies they will not be left in the lurch in any repeat of the Ukraine crisis.