Nato plans permanent military presence at border, says Stoltenberg鈥擳he Telegraph

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Nato plane permanent military presence at border, says Stoltenberg鈥擳he Telegraph

Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg attends a NATO foreign ministers meeting, amid Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine, at Natoheadquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 7, 2022. REUTERS

Nato is working on plans for a permanent military presence on its border in an effort to battle future Russian aggression, The Telegraph reported, citing NatoSecretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

Nato was 鈥渋n the midst of a very fundamental transformation鈥� that will reflect 鈥渢he long-term consequences鈥� of Russian President Vladimir Putin鈥檚 actions, Stoltenberg said in an interview with the newspaper.

鈥淲hat we see now is a new reality, a new normal for European security. Therefore, we have now asked our military commanders to provide options for what we call a reset, a longer-term adaptation of Nato,鈥� it cited Stoltenberg as saying.

Stoltenberg, who recently said he would extend his term as head of the alliance by a year, also said in the interview that decisions on the reset would be made at a Nato summit to be held in Madrid in June.

Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine has triggered Europe鈥檚 largest refugee crisis since World War Two and led Western nations to rethink their defense policies.

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