NATO to have more than 300,000 troops at higher readiness: Stoltenberg

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BRUSSELS: NATO will massively boost the number of troops on high readiness to more than 300,000, secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday (Jun 27), 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 partne

Stoltenberg said NATO would transform its existing quick reaction force, the NATO Response Force, which already has about 40,000 troops on high readiness, and raise the overall number to"well over 300,000".

At the summit, NATO will also change its language on Russia from the current wording, enshrined at its Lisbon summit in 2010, describing Moscow as a strategic partner. NATO combat units on the alliance's eastern flank, especially in the Baltics, are to be boosted to brigade level, with thousands of pre-assigned troops on standby in countries further west like Germany as rapid reinforcements, he added.

 

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