NATO Activates Response Force for First Time Ever, Will Deploy | G3 News

NATO Activates Response Force for First Time Ever, Will Deploy Thousands of Troops Near Ukraine

@G3News: On Friday (Feb. 25), NATO officials announced the alliance was activating part of its Response Force and sending thousands of troops to countries near Ukraine.

The U.S. and NATO have reaffirmed that they have no plans to send troops into Ukraine to fight Russia. But NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance is prepared to defend “every inch” of NATO territory, which includes countries that border both Russia and Ukraine.

The Response Force, created in 2003, consists of 40,000 troops from NATO countries, but Stoltenberg said the alliance wouldn’t be deploying the entire force and did not specify exactly how many troops will be sent to Eastern Europe.

This marks the first time it has ever been activated.
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