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NATO to put 300,000 troops on high alert in response to Russia threat
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Madrid, June 28 (TIWN) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this weeks Madrid summit will agree the alliances most significant transformation for a generation, putting 300,000 troops at high readiness in response to Russias invasion of Ukraine.
Currently, the Western alliance's reaction force consists of about 40,000 soldiers which can quickly deploy where they are needed if necessary. In combination with other measures including the deployment of forces to defend specific allies, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the decision was part of the "biggest overhaul of collective defense and deterrence since the Cold War."
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