FT: NATO will strengthen defence ties with the Ukrainian crisis

7 countries-members of NATO intend to make a fresh rapid reaction force, consisting of More than ten thousand soldiers, in order to strengthen the defense of the Commonwealth in connection with the situation in Ukraine, informs the night on Saturday print Edition

To command troops will be UK, the other members - Denmark, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Norway, Netherlands. Equally interested in participating Canada. Goal of the Alliance is to make a combined expeditionary forces for rapid deployment and regular exercises.

the magazine claims that, as expected, Prime Minister Mr Cameron D. has announced the creation of the troops for the upcoming week.

at the NATO conference, which will be held in Wales on 4-5 September, as expected, Barack Obama and other NATO leaders will take a long-term plan to strengthen the defense on the Eastern borders of the Commonwealth. One of the integral parts of the plan, as stated by the publication staff of the foreign Ministry, the reorganization of the existing rapid reaction forces of the Commonwealth, so that certain parts of them, could answer a possible escalation in the fall for several days.

before in connection with the situation around Ukraine, NATO has adopted a number of measures that the Alliance explains the necessity of ensuring the security of the allies. Were strengthened mission air patrol in the Baltic countries, the aircraft with radar equipment make regular flights over the territory of Poland and Romania, there is an additional NATO ships in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas. In addition, the Alliance said about the increase in the constant presence of staff, program expansion exercises, strengthening early warning systems and strengthening the capacity of the response force. Russia in connection with the events in Ukraine have announced an unprecedented increase in military activity of NATO in the European Union.


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