BRUSSELS – NATO was set Thursday to agree a major boost to the alliance’s defences near its Russian borders, including six command centres and a quick-reaction spearhead force of 5,000 troops in response to the crisis in Ukraine.Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said ahead of a meeting of defence ministers in Brussels that the move was in response to Moscow’s “aggressive actions,” but nevertheless purely defensive.”This is something we do as a response to the aggressive actions we have seen from Russia, violating international law and annexing Crimea,” he told reporters as he arrived at the 28-nation group’s headquarters.The NATO defence …read more
Source: AsiaOne
