Nato leaders agree to bolster eastern forces after Ukraine invasion

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that US President Joe Biden and his counterparts have agreed to send parts of the organisation’s response force to help protect allies in the east following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

He did not say how many troops would be deployed, but confirmed that the move would involve land, sea and air power.

The NRF can number up to 40,000 troops, but Mr Stoltenberg said that Nato would not be deploying the entire force.

Parts of a force known in Nato jargon as the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), which is currently led by France, will also be sent.