Warsaw six increase their standing in NATO circle

摘要

Since the Warsaw Treaty Organisation of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance - more commonly known as the Warsaw Pact - was disbanded in 1991, the navies of Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and the three Baltic States have undergone significant changes in capability and operational focus as they transferred their loyalties from Moscow to NATO and the EU.Each of the six countries has had to modernise its naval inventory and evolve doctrine and procedures to enable it to operate effectively within the Atlantic alliance.