NATO set to deploy more troops in Eastern Europe, step up support for Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses a press conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on March 23, 2022. (Thomas COEX / AFP)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses a press conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on March 23, 2022. (Thomas COEX / AFP)

BRUSSELS, Belgium — NATO leaders are set to agree at a summit on significant new troop deployments for eastern allies and extra support for Ukraine in response to Russia’s war, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg says.

“I expect leaders will agree to strengthen NATO’s posture in all domains with major increases of forces in the eastern part of the alliance, on land, in the air and at sea. The first step is the deployment of four new NATO battle groups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia,” Stoltenberg tells journalists ahead of an urgent summit happening tomorrow.

“Tomorrow, I expect allies will agree to provide additional support, including cybersecurity assistance as well as equipment, to help Ukraine protect against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats,” he adds.

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