UK forces will take the lead on Nato’s rapid response force from the start of 2024, with thousands of soldiers on standby. The taskforce was created after Russian’s annexation of Crimea in ...

The United States said yesterday (22 June) it would contribute special operations forces, intelligence and other high-end military assets to a new NATO rapid response force that aims in part to ...

"It will trigger a response from the whole Alliance. And to underpin that message, we are increasing the Nato presence." Nato's rapid reaction force is a combination of land, sea and air assets ...

The head of NATO stated on Wednesday (24 June) that the alliance would not be forced into a new arms race with Russia, but said what he called Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine had compelled it to ...

Read also Russia’s envoy warns NATO against military build-up in Eastern Europe The rapid response force is to be established in 2016. The second day of the Military Committee meeting will begin ...