NATO is beefing up the defenses of its frontline states against Russia

NATO defense ministers on Wednesday approved a new multinational force to beef up defenses of frontline alliance members most at risk from Russia, the alliance’s secretary-general announced.

 

The announcement comes less than a month after the defense think tank RAND Corp. found that with current NATO forces, Moscow would be able to conquer the Baltics in anywhere from 36 to 60 hours.

 

Jens Stoltenberg said the new force approved by the United States and NATO’s 27 other members will contain troops from multiple countries who rotate in and out of eastern European member states rather than being permanently based there.

 

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