NATO Response Force deployed for first time after Russian invasion

By Mike Brest

Published February 25, 2022 8:14pm ET

NATO Response Force deployed for first time after Russian invasion — 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. The response force has as […]

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.