NATO will upgrade its military readiness at a summit this week to provide a more visible presence in eastern European member states alarmed by Russia´s actions in Ukraine, alliance head Anders Fogh Rasmussen said yesterday.
The summit in Wales will specifically bolster NATO´s rapid response force, creating a spearhead of “several thousand troops” which could be deployed within “very few days” to meet any new threat, Rasmussen told a news conference in Brussels.
This will “ensure that we have the right forces and the right equipment in the right place, at the right time,” he said.
“That also means a more visible NATO presence in the East for as long as required.”
