The Independent View: NATO Deploys Permanent Full-Scale Military Force on Russian Border

NATO General Secretary, Jens Stoltenberg, said NATO will deploy a Permanent Full-Scale, Large Military Force, on its Border with Russia. "What we see now is a new reality, a new normal for European security," Stoltenberg said. "Therefore, we have now asked our military commanders to provide options for what we call a reset, a longer-term adaptation of NATO.

The Alliance currently has a small "tripwire" presence along the Border with Russia. NATO Troop numbers have increased tenfold to 40,000, since the Invasion of Ukraine,

The "reset" will involve deploying sufficient forces to Repel any offensive on NATO Nations by Russian troops. NATO members bordering Russia include Estonia and Latvia.

Stoltenberg will raise the Issue of a bolstered Military Presence further, at a NATO Summit in Madrid, in June.

NATO has had to tread carefully during the War in Ukraine, working out how best to Support the War-torn Nation, while avoiding an Escalation and getting drawn into the Conflict.

Members of the Alliance, agreed on Friday, to offer more Military Support to Ukraine. U.S. and NATO Countries are dispatching Planes filled with Military Equipment for Ukraine. The Shipments include Anti-Armor and Anti-Aircraft Missiles which could be used against Russian Tanks and Helicopters.

Reports this week, revealed heavily-laden Military Cargo Jets are pouring into an Airfield, stacked with Weapons and Military Equipment to help Ukraine's forces hold back the advance of Russian Troops.

The Czech Republic became the First NATO Country to send Tanks to Ukraine earlier this week.

Slovakia Prime Minister, Eduard Heger, confirmed on Friday, that it had sent its S-300 Air Defense system to Ukraine, becoming the First NATO Country, to answer the calls by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to supply Powerful Missile Weaponry. The S-300 is a Soviet-era Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile system, that can shoot down Cruise Missiles and Aircraft, and has a range of up to 90 miles.

Around 17,000 Anti-Armor Weapons have been sent to Ukraine, in the last number of weeks. As of March 8th, Ukrainian Fighters had destroyed over 1,000 armored personnel carriers, 303 tanks, 120 artillery systems, and 80 helicopters, The Kyiv Independent claimed.