Finland-Sweden Send 8500 Troops for Nordic Response As Russia Vows Response ToNatoExpansion

NATO began a major exercise involving over 20,000 soldiers from 13 nations, to defend its newly expanded Nordic territory. The Nordic Response 2024 drills will span nearly two weeks and take place in the northern regions of Finland, Norway, and Sweden. This exercise marks Finland’s largest-ever participation in a foreign drill, with over 4,000 Finnish soldiers joining forces. Finland, which shares a 1,340km (830-mile) border with Russia, joined Nato in April 2023 following decades of military non-alignment. Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the US and UK will also participate in Nordic Response 2024. Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian PM Jonas G. Støre’s will inspect the drills on March 7. The drill comes amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. #NATO #Finland #Sweden #Norway #Russia #Putin #Ukraine #WorldNews n18oc_world n18oc_crux CRUX is your daily video news guide to the big events that are shaping our world. We track news, geopolitics, diplomacy and defence strategies and explain how they shape national policies. Crux makes sense of global developments, and analyses their impact on daily lives. Follow CRUX on Telegram: Follow CRUX on Instagram (@): Follow CRUX on Facebook: #GetCloserToTheNews with latest headlines on politics, sports and entertainment on Also watch: Crux Decode: Crux : Crux Most Watched: