POLITICS
02.12.2021 | 14:20
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the bloc has been monitoring, and taking steps towards the largest expansion of its collective defence system since the end of the cold war. During a joint press conference with Latvian President Egils Levits on Monday, the NATO chief said that especially over the last years, the bloc has “actually implemented” the biggest reinforcements including four battlegroups in the three Baltic nations and Poland.
Additional NATO reinforcements also include the enhanced naval presence, constant air policing and even higher readiness of the forces. Stoltenberg said that the Response Force has grown three times to 40,000. He also informed that these thousands of troops can be deployed on short notice “if needed”.
While elaborating on the effectiveness of the forces, the NATO chief added that the troops have more exercises and “closer cooperation between NATO allies on how to deter and defend against any potential threats, against all Allies, but especially in the eastern part of the Alliance, including the Baltic region.”
