Newly enlarged NATO starts drill in Finland, Norway and Sweden in defense of its Nordic turf
Source: AP
Updated 2:29 AM EST, March 4, 2024
HELSINKI (AP) NATO will kick off an exercise on Monday to defend its newly expanded Nordic territory when more than 20,000 soldiers from 13 nations take part in drills lasting nearly two weeks in the northern regions of Finland, Norway and Sweden.
With over 4,000 Finnish soldiers taking part, the Norway-led Nordic Response 2024 represents the NATO newcomers largest ever participation in a foreign exercise, according to Finlands military.
For the first time, Finland will participate as a NATO member nation in exercising collective defense of the alliances regions, the Finnish Defense Forces said in a statement.
Finland, which shares a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border with Russia, joined NATO in April 2023 in a historic move following decades of military non-alignment. With its bid now ratified by all NATO members, neighboring Sweden is currently finalizing formalities to enter the military alliance as its 32nd member most likely in March.
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EYESORE 9001
(26,004 posts)And cross-country skiing could take on a new meaning - across borders of good NATO neighbors.
pwb
(11,294 posts)Make him have to move troops on lots of borders. It is time Vlad got a what for from the world. IMO.
onetexan
(13,072 posts)It's not messing around & won't tolerate his shenanigans.
Irish_Dem
(47,537 posts)We are serious and will fight you if you cross NATO lines.
70sEraVet
(3,525 posts)And his murder of Navalny has only served to make Russians more determined to be rid of him.
Maybe Putin's not quite the 'savvy genius' that Trump and Tucker think he is.
May they all meet the endings they deserve.