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The NATO summit ends Thursday, June 30. It was marked by the agreement on the enlargement of the alliance to Finland and Sweden. NATO will also increase its reaction forces by intervening in new sites.
Fighter planes by the dozen, in the skies of Portugal, are training for war. Here, French, Americans, Belgians, Spaniards and Portuguese work on coordination. If an ally is attacked, they will retaliate. “The current international situation adds concreteness to the importance of this training“, judges Commander Jonathan, French director of the exercise”Real Thaw”. In the center operational find fighter pilots, with different doctrines and languages.
“It’s only my second exercise, and I’ve already learned a lot about how to work from others.“, confides Elena, a Spanish fighter pilot. Faced with the Russian threat, the missions of NATO will multiply. The organization requires a considerable effort from its allies, in order to increase from 40,000 to 300,000 soldiers. For several years, NATO has also been strengthening its presence on the eastern flank. In 2022four additional bases have been set up in Eastern Europe.
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