Army personnel increase the Swedish flag throughout Sweden’s NATO accession ceremony at NATO headquarters throughout a flag-raising ceremony exterior NATO headquarters this week. Increasing the variety of NATO members is a method the army alliance is making an attempt to strengthen itself after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Army personnel increase the Swedish flag throughout Sweden’s NATO accession ceremony at NATO headquarters throughout a flag-raising ceremony exterior NATO headquarters this week. Increasing the variety of NATO members is a method the army alliance is making an attempt to strengthen itself after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Omar Havana/Getty Pictures
When Russia’s battle in Ukraine started over two years in the past, neighboring international locations feared that they could possibly be subsequent.
And NATO requested itself – was it ready to defend its territory if battle arrived on its doorstep?
The reply was no.
So, its army chief determined it was time to ramp up NATO’s technique and revive its army headquarters.
And for the primary time this spring, NATO will train model new battle plans to arrange for the worst.
The plan comes as Donald Trump makes one other run on the White Home, and expresses skepticism about NATO alongside the way in which. Can NATO tackle Russia if American assist for the alliance does not maintain?
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