NATO Deploys Response Forces; Warns Russia 'We Will Defend Every Inch' of Alliance
Source: Defense One
NATO leaders agreed on Friday to immediately deploy elements of the alliances emergency military forces, adding troops and firepower to bolster defenses along its Eastern front.
The unprecedented deployment is meant to deter Russiawhose military is currently invading Ukrainefrom attacking NATO members and to prepare alliance forces to respond quickly should an attack occur.
We are deploying elements of the NATO Response Force on land, at sea, and in the air, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, at alliance headquarters in Brussels, immediately following the summit. NATO leaders had agreed to activate the force on Thursday.
Read more: https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/02/nato-deploys-response-forces-warns-russia-we-will-defend-every-inch-alliance/362459/
This is heating up fast.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)bucolic_frolic
(42,676 posts)This is so egregious, so brazen, I don't think you allow Russian forces and policy to become entrenched if you can avoid it. You throw the weight of the world's pressure against the policy and see how it goes.
MarineCombatEngineer
(12,092 posts)I suspect that he's going to receive his "9 grams of lead" soon, and good riddance to that POS.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,485 posts)How much more convincing do they need? Do they have the military might to resist?
Or do they think Putin's threats are empty?
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Texaswitchy
(2,962 posts)Go NATO.
Comfortably_Numb
(3,777 posts)Javaman
(62,442 posts)buillshit from two bit dictators.
they have to react right away
RussBLib
(8,985 posts)and do the right thing by aiding the Ukrainians with NATO forces.
If not now, when?
C Moon
(12,188 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,073 posts)Not a "mainstream news" source.
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