NATO To Place 300,000 Troops On “High Readiness”

June 27, 2022 Russia, Ukraine

NATO will massively boost the number of troops on high readiness to over 300,000, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, with allies set to adopt a new strategy describing Moscow as a direct threat four months into the Ukraine war.

“Russia has walked away from the partnership and the dialogue that NATO has tried to establish with Russia for many years,” Stoltenberg said in Brussels ahead of a NATO summit later this week in Madrid.

“They have chosen confrontation instead of dialogue. We regret that – but of course, then we need to respond to that reality,” he told reporters.

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NATO plans to significantly increase allied forces on “standby” in case of conflict to 300,000 from 40,000, its secretary-general said. The move is a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/J1hH3Hs5Ec

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