NATO to deploy large, permanent military on its eastern borders

NATO military commanders are working on plans to deploy a large, permanent military force capable of confronting an invasion army on its eastern border.

In light of what NATO Secretary-General Jan Stoltenberg called a โ€œnew normalโ€ for European countries and their security, a long-term adaptation of the intergovernmental military alliance is being considered.

As per reports, Stoltenberg said that NATO was โ€œin the middle of a very fundamental transformationโ€ that will showcase โ€œthe long-term consequencesโ€ of Russian President Vladimir Putinโ€™s actions in Ukraine to battle future Russian aggression.

โ€œWe see now a new reality, a new normal for European security. Therefore, we have now asked our military commanders to provide options for what we call a reset, a longer-term adaptation of NATO,โ€ the reports cited Stoltenberg as saying.

Moreover, he mentioned in that statement that, regardless of when or how the invasion in war-torn nation ends, the war has already had long-term consequences for our security, and said that in light of this, NATO is in needs to go for that new real life. โ€œAnd that iss exactly what we are doing,โ€ Stoltenberg stated.

Along with this, Stoltenberg emphasised that the military alliance needed to make sure that it continues to be capable of protecting and defending all its allies in a more dangerous world, adding that this effort should be accompanied by an increase in member Statesโ€™ national defence spending.

Earlier this week, Stoltenberg announced that members of the alliance had agreed to more support for Ukraine following Ukraineโ€™s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kulebaโ€™s plea at a NATO meeting that the country needed more military weapons.

โ€œMy agenda is straightforward. It has only 3 items on it: Weapons, weapons & weapons. The best way to assist Ukraine now is to provide it with all necessary to contain Putin and defeat the Russian army in Ukraine,โ€ he said during a press conference.

Furthermore, โ€œAllies have been doing a lot, & are determined to do more, now, and for the medium and longer-term, to help the brave Ukrainians defend their homes and country and push back the invading forces,โ€ Stoltenberg said.

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