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Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said military commanders are working on plans for a permanent troop presence on the alliance’s eastern border in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Telegraph reported.
Stoltenberg said Nato is envisaging a “reset†that would shift the role of troops in eastern European member countries from serving as a tripwire in case of a Russian attack to becoming a full-fledged deterrent, according to the newspaper.
“We have the time now until the summit to make more longer-term decisions,†Stoltenberg was quoted as saying. “This is part of the reset which we have to make, which is to move from tripwire deterrence — which is the current concept — to something that is more about deterrence by denial or defense.†Mark Milley, chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, told a congressional hearing that he could envisage permanent Nato bases in countries such as Poland, Romania and the Baltic republics to host a troop presence.