NATO Countries Struggle to Recruit Troops to Counter Russia Threat
For the first time in decades, NATO has a plan to fight Russia. Now it just needs the forces to do it.
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For the first time in decades, NATO has a plan to fight Russia. Now it just needs the forces to do it.
As the band marched past NATO foreign ministers celebrating the alliance’s 75th anniversary, there was confidence that NATO itself will march on as well, repurposed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Refinanced too, by a mixture of American cajoling of underspending European members and those countries’ own growing security fears. The alliance is facing the new reality, writes Political Editor Nick Powell.
Founded in 1949 with a commitment to collective defence and peace, NATO's recent expansion represents a strategic shift, reinforcing unity against external threats, particularly from Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the announcement on 'direct confrontation' as NATO leaders and diplomats gathered for a ceremony in Brussels marking 75 years of the security bloc
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