NATO to boost rapid-response unit from 40,000 to over 300,000 troops in apparent response to Putin's war

Mike Letterman

Jun 27, 2022, 1:27 PM
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We spoke with expert fact checkers after watching hours of broadcasts on Russian networks.

NATO Response Force Very High Readiness Joint Task Force soldier — A Dutch soldier with the NATO Response Force's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force unit in Muenster, Germany, in 2015.REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

The NATO chief announced plans to increase the rapid-response unit from 40,000 to 300,000 troops.

The NATO Reponse Force will be transformed and the number of high-readiness forces increased to over 300,000, according to Jens Stoltenberg.

The unit was activated for its first collective-defense mission one day after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Sky News' Deborah Haynes reported that NATO's defense units have been restructured since the cold war.

The plan will be agreed at the NATO summit in Madrid later this week, according to reports.

Business Insider has an article on it.