NATO SUMMIT - INTERNATIONAL
News: Ahead
of Vilnius summit: NATO tries to remember what it means to fight a European war
What's in the news?
● NATO
is developing detailed war plans and a commitment of troops, equipment and
money not seen since the end of the Cold War.
Key takeaways:
● Political
approval of those plans is at the center of the annual summit meeting, in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, from
July 11.
Military Exercise in Lithuania:
● The
huge military exercise, integrating German
and Lithuanian troops, began with reconnaissance and turned into a noisy,
dusty battle.
● The
NATO exercise was meant to convince Lithuania and other countries bordering
Russia that the promise of rapid
reinforcement and collective defense was a reality.
● It
was also intended to demonstrate the alliance’s new commitment to countering a more dangerous Russia,
which argues that its war in Ukraine is a necessary response to what it
considers NATO’s effort to dismantle Moscow’s sphere of influence.
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