BBCNEWS BBC News at Ten June 4, 2024 21:12:00
Really come as a surprise because russia's invasion of ukraine, the ambition, the aggression it is showing has upended any security assumptions held here in europe. when it comes to those rapid reaction forces of nato that you mentioned, this is about nato members closest to russia, so the baltic countries, and poland, and nato applicants finland and sweden who feel really exposed. they are demanding a boosting of nato's eastern flank. that means for other nato members like the uk and france pledging warships and warplanes and troops to be at the ready. tomorrow night nato leaders will be here...