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NATO defense ministers will discuss sending ‘substantially more forces’ to its eastern borders.
March 16, 2022, 12:00 a.m. ET
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The International Peacekeeping and Security Center in western Ukraine early on Sunday in western Ukraine after an attack near the Polish
border on Sunday.
NATO defense ministers will discuss stepping up defenses along their eastern front as Russia’s attacks inch closer to the alliance’s doorstep, the organization’s secretary general said on Tuesday.
The ministers were set to meet on Wednesday ahead of next week’s extraordinary NATO summit, where President Biden is scheduled to discuss how to respond to Russia’s invasion.
European allies are putting more pressure on the United States to take more direct action in addition to sanctions and military aid in face of relentless Russian attacks and widespread civilian suffering.
Ministers will discuss “concrete measures” to reinforce its eastern flank, on the ground and in the air and on the water, said Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO, said in advance of the meeting of defense ministers. The Russian invasion and its coordination with Belarus “creates a new security reality” in Europe, he said.
“We need to reset NATO’s military posture for this new reality,” he said. “This could include substantially more forces in the eastern part of the alliance at high alertness and more pre-positioned equipments.”
Russia attacked a Ukrainian military base on Sunday near the Polish border, killing dozens and stoking fear that the war was approaching NATO’s eastern borders. Mr. Stoltenberg reiterated NATO’s commitment that an attack on one ally will bring a response from the entire alliance. Ukraine is not a member of the alliance.
The ministers will be joined by the Ukrainian defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, who said on Twitter that he planned to urge them to help with air and missile defenses and that discussions of a no-fly zone over the country was “still open.” NATO leaders have demurred on a no-fly zone, which could draw the alliance into a broader conflict with Russia.
Mr. Stoltenberg also urged members to step up defense spending to a minimum of 2 percent of gross domestic product, welcoming Germany’s surprise announcement to increase spending.
“We must invest more to protect peace and freedom and uphold our values,” he said.
Updated update link - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/15/world/ukraine-russia-war
March 16, 2022, 12:00 a.m. ET
1 hour ago
"US view of Putin: Angry, frustrated, likely to escalate war"
Victoria Kim
The International Peacekeeping and Security Center in western Ukraine early on Sunday in western Ukraine after an attack near the Polish
border on Sunday.
NATO defense ministers will discuss stepping up defenses along their eastern front as Russia’s attacks inch closer to the alliance’s doorstep, the organization’s secretary general said on Tuesday.
The ministers were set to meet on Wednesday ahead of next week’s extraordinary NATO summit, where President Biden is scheduled to discuss how to respond to Russia’s invasion.
European allies are putting more pressure on the United States to take more direct action in addition to sanctions and military aid in face of relentless Russian attacks and widespread civilian suffering.
Ministers will discuss “concrete measures” to reinforce its eastern flank, on the ground and in the air and on the water, said Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO, said in advance of the meeting of defense ministers. The Russian invasion and its coordination with Belarus “creates a new security reality” in Europe, he said.
“We need to reset NATO’s military posture for this new reality,” he said. “This could include substantially more forces in the eastern part of the alliance at high alertness and more pre-positioned equipments.”
Russia attacked a Ukrainian military base on Sunday near the Polish border, killing dozens and stoking fear that the war was approaching NATO’s eastern borders. Mr. Stoltenberg reiterated NATO’s commitment that an attack on one ally will bring a response from the entire alliance. Ukraine is not a member of the alliance.
The ministers will be joined by the Ukrainian defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, who said on Twitter that he planned to urge them to help with air and missile defenses and that discussions of a no-fly zone over the country was “still open.” NATO leaders have demurred on a no-fly zone, which could draw the alliance into a broader conflict with Russia.
Mr. Stoltenberg also urged members to step up defense spending to a minimum of 2 percent of gross domestic product, welcoming Germany’s surprise announcement to increase spending.
“We must invest more to protect peace and freedom and uphold our values,” he said.
Updated update link - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/15/world/ukraine-russia-war
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