NATO to Discuss Plan to Expand Army Amid Russian Aggression

NATO to Discuss Plan, to Expand Army, Amid Russian Aggression.
'Newsweek' reports that NATO is preparing
to expand its armed forces in response
to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
'Newsweek' reports that NATO is preparing
to expand its armed forces in response
to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
According to Sky News Security and Defense
Editor Deborah Haynes, NATO has been forced
to reconsider its defensive capabilities. .
Russia's invasion of Ukraine
has reportedly added urgency
to the organization's defense plans.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine
has reportedly added urgency
to the organization's defense plans.
Overnight the mentality changed.
NATO now feels like it is electrified.
You can feel the energy
surging through the system, Deborah Haynes, Sky News Security
and Defense Editor, via 'Newsweek'.
Overnight the mentality changed.
NATO now feels like it is electrified.
You can feel the energy
surging through the system, Deborah Haynes, Sky News Security
and Defense Editor, via 'Newsweek'.
Officials will gather in Spain between June 28 and June 30 to discuss how the alliance's 40,000-strong NATO Response Force (NRF) can be bolstered.
Officials will gather in Spain between June 28 and June 30 to discuss how the alliance's 40,000-strong NATO Response Force (NRF) can be bolstered.
According to Haynes, the NRF
will be rebranded and
made up to six times larger. .
Sources claim that the NRF will be renamed the Allied Reaction Force (AFR) amid NATO's largest overhaul of its armed forces since the Cold War.
Sources claim that the NRF will be renamed the Allied Reaction Force (AFR) amid NATO's largest overhaul of its armed forces since the Cold War.
We have seen the willingness
by President Putin to use military force
to reach his objectives. And that has
changed the security reality in Europe
for many, many years. , Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, via 'Newsweek'.
We have seen the willingness
by President Putin to use military force
to reach his objectives. And that has
changed the security reality in Europe
for many, many years. , Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, via 'Newsweek'.
So therefore, we have started the process
in NATO, we have tasked our military
commanders to provide options for
the political leaders to take decisions
on how to reset our deterrence
and defense for the long term. , Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, via 'Newsweek'.
In 2014, NATO tripled the size
of the NRF in response
to Russia's annexation of Crimea.