The defense ministers of the NATO member countries, in addition to Finland, Sweden and Georgia, meet this Wednesday in an extraordinary meeting in Brussels.
The defense ministers of member countries of NATO, in addition to Finland, Sweden and Georgia, meet this Wednesday in a extraordinary quote with the idea of ​​reinforcing “in the long term” the presence of the Atlantic Alliance in Eastern Europe in the face of the threat posed by the war in Ukraine.
As stated yesterday by the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, the ministers will begin the discussion on “concrete measures to strengthen security in the long term”.
After the Atlantic Alliance has taken steps to respond to the new situation in Ukraine, with tens of thousands of troops in combat battalions on the eastern flank and putting NATO’s Rapid Response Forces on alert, a unprecedented measuremeasures are now expected to strengthen NATO’s presence in the long term.
This could involve more forces on the eastern flank, in addition to mobilizing more means and equipment, as well as strengthening anti-aircraft defenses and reinforcing cyber defense systems.
NATO admits its “responsibility” so that the war does not leave Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg acknowledged on Wednesday that the Atlantic Alliance has a “responsibility” to ensure that the war in Ukraine does not spread beyond that country and has admitted that the conflict will have “lasting” consequences for the security of the allies.
“NATO has a responsibility to ensure that this crisis does not escalate beyond Ukraine and that is also why we have increased the (military) presence in the eastern part of the Alliance,” Stoltenberg said before the meeting. of NATO defense ministers.
Source: Eitb
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