NATO to Discuss Plan, to Expand Army, Amid Russian Aggression.<br />'Newsweek' reports that NATO is preparing <br />to expand its armed forces in response <br />to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.<br />'Newsweek' reports that NATO is preparing <br />to expand its armed forces in response <br />to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.<br />According to Sky News Security and Defense <br />Editor Deborah Haynes, NATO has been forced <br />to reconsider its defensive capabilities. .<br />Russia's invasion of Ukraine <br />has reportedly added urgency <br />to the organization's defense plans.<br />Russia's invasion of Ukraine <br />has reportedly added urgency <br />to the organization's defense plans.<br />Overnight the mentality changed. <br />NATO now feels like it is electrified. <br />You can feel the energy <br />surging through the system, Deborah Haynes, Sky News Security <br />and Defense Editor, via 'Newsweek'.<br />Overnight the mentality changed. <br />NATO now feels like it is electrified. <br />You can feel the energy <br />surging through the system, Deborah Haynes, Sky News Security <br />and Defense Editor, via 'Newsweek'.<br />Officials will gather in Spain between June 28 and June 30 to discuss how the alliance's 40,000-strong NATO Response Force (NRF) can be bolstered.<br />Officials will gather in Spain between June 28 and June 30 to discuss how the alliance's 40,000-strong NATO Response Force (NRF) can be bolstered.<br />According to Haynes, the NRF <br />will be rebranded and <br />made up to six times larger. .<br />Sources claim that the NRF will be renamed the Allied Reaction Force (AFR) amid NATO's largest overhaul of its armed forces since the Cold War.<br />Sources claim that the NRF will be renamed the Allied Reaction Force (AFR) amid NATO's largest overhaul of its armed forces since the Cold War.<br />We have seen the willingness <br />by President Putin to use military force<br />to reach his objectives. And that has <br />changed the security reality in Europe <br />for many, many years. , Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, via 'Newsweek'.<br />We have seen the willingness <br />by President Putin to use military force<br />to reach his objectives. And that has <br />changed the security reality in Europe <br />for many, many years. , Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, via 'Newsweek'.<br />So therefore, we have started the process <br />in NATO, we have tasked our military <br />commanders to provide options for <br />the political leaders to take decisions <br />on how to reset our deterrence <br />and defense for the long term. , Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, via 'Newsweek'.<br />In 2014, NATO tripled the size <br />of the NRF in response <br />to Russia's annexation of Crimea.
