we're able to adapt we are responding to those concerns and making sure that the baltic countries come almeida on the countries are sick because nato is there. >> do you have a sense of what the ultimate goal is a russia's actions as you try to strategize to provide this deterrent capability and as a show of strength? what is your sense of what they're hoping to achieve? >> it's always dangerous to speculate, but what we see is that rush is trying to reestablish a sphere of influence about its borders. that's why they are behaving as they are in georgia and moldova, in ukraine. and that's not acceptable because they are violating international law. they are not respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of independent nations, countries in europe. and that's also reflected is important that we respond. at the same time we are responding by the biggest reinforcement our collective defense since the end of the cold war. but at the same time, i always underlined that nato is not seeking confrontation with russia. we will avoid a new cold war. actually we are striving for a more cooperat