NATO Response Force deployed for first time after Russian invasion

Published February 25, 2022 8:14pm ET



NATO activated its response force on Friday amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that the alliance is “now deploying the NATO Response Force for the first time in a collective defense context. We speak about thousands of troops. We speak about air and maritime capabilities,” he said.

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