NATO 's Enhanced Forward Presence ( eFP ) is an allied , forward deployed defense and deterrence military posture in Eastern Europe to protect and reassure NATO 's Eastern member states of their security . Following Russia 's annexation of Crimea and War in Donbass , NATO member states agreed at the 2016 Warsaw summit to forward deploy four multinational battalion battle groups to NATO members most at risk of a possible Russian attack or invasion
2016 Warsaw summit
2016 Warsaw summit
NATO Enhanced Forward Presence