NATO to send 4 units to counter Russia

Decision at the NATO summit

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg

Brussels (Belgium) – A month after the war between Russia and Ukraine began, all members of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) have gathered in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, for an emergency summit. US President Joe Biden is also attending the summit, along with the heads of all European member states. At the summit, it was decided that four large units of NATO troops would be sent to Eastern Europe near Russia’s western border to counter Russia. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO troops will be sent to Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania.

Nato will likely decide on Thursday to ramp up military forces on its eastern flank, Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday, ahead of the alliance’s summit in Brussels scheduled for Thursday (via @IrishTimesWorld)https://t.co/Lt6EBi6PDS

— Irish Times World (@IrishTimesWorld) March 23, 2022

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