NATO is Fit for Future Challenges

Following Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine, NATO Allied leaders strengthened NATO’s deterrence and defense posture in response to the changing security environment.

In 2017, NATO created four multinational battalion-size battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, led by the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and the United States respectively.

Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Allies reinforced the existing battlegroups and established four more multinational battlegroups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia.

With eight total multinational battlegroups, this has effectively doubled the number of troops on the ground and extended NATO’s forward presence along the Alliance’s eastern flank – from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea.

#WeAreNATO #NATO #USArmy #USArmedForces #soldiers #exercise #StrongerTogether #battlegroups #battlegroup #Allies #military #easternflank #natoeasternflank #militaryexcercise #ForeignMinisterial #ForMin