The Hungarian parliament last week gave the nod to Sweden’s bid to join the Nato, but it is yet to be signed by the Hungarian president before it is sent to Washington.
Norway, one of the first members of the group, said that the Nordic Response was aimed at strengthening and bolstering the alliance’s ability to defend the region. All other countries including Russia have been informed of the exercise.
The Norwegian military in a statement said, “With Finland and soon Sweden as allied neighbours, the exercise contributes to closer Nordic integration within the framework of Nato. The exercise also strengthens operational total defence cooperation in the Nordic countries, which results in better cooperation in peace, crisis and conflict. Closer operational cooperation in the Nordic region strengthens Nato’s ability to defend the Nordic region.”
The last exercises of a similar size were Reforger – during the Cold War in 1988 with 125,000 participants – and Trident Juncture in 2018 with 50,000 participants, according to Nato.
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