High Tension in Europe ! NATO Alliance Deploys 90,000 Soldiers to Poland (Mar. 7, 2024)

High Tension in Europe ! NATO Alliance Deploys 90,000 Soldiers to Poland (Mar. 7, 2024) Dragon 24 is part of the larger NATO operation dubbed Steadfast Defender, which will last around four months and stretches from Norway to countries such as Romania. The defence alliance has mobilized around 90,000 soldiers in total for it. Steadfast Defender is NATO’s largest exercise since the Cold War. The Vistula flows from the mountains in Poland’s south to the Baltic Sea. There are increasing warnings from European officials that Russia could be ready to test the solidarity of NATO allies at some point in the next few years. The debate about the Western alliance’s readiness for war gained more momentum in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine just over two years ago. Poland is one of Ukraine’s most committed supporters and has also taken in almost 1 million war refugees from its eastern neighbour. It also serves as a logistical hub for military aid from the West.