Regarding the situation in Ukraine, NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization held a defense ministers' meeting on the 16th.

After saying that there were no signs that Russian troops deployed near the border with Ukraine would withdraw, they decided to strengthen their defense posture by dispatching new multinational troops to eastern Europe.

NATO is holding a defense ministers' meeting at its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, for two days starting on the 16th.



NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who held a press conference, reiterated the recognition that there are no signs of withdrawal of Russian troops deployed near the border with Ukraine.



After that, the Defense Ministers' Meeting announced that it had agreed to take measures to strengthen the defense posture of member countries, such as dispatching new multinational troops to eastern Europe such as Romania, and will consider concretely in the future. I am going to proceed.



As tensions with Russia continue, NATO members have already dispatched troops, ships and fighters to eastern Europe.



"Russia is trying to use its power to challenge the basic principles that have supported our security for many years, unfortunately," said Secretary-General Stoltenberg about the decision to further strengthen his defense posture. It's a new daily life in Europe, "he said, explaining that it is a longer-term measure that assumes that tensions with Russia will continue.