This photo provided by the French Army, soldiers taking part of the projection operation towards Estonia named Operation Thunder Lynx jump over Estonina territory as part of NATO missions in Estonia,
early Wednesday June 22, 2022. About a hundred paratroopers from the French 11th Airborne Brigade were deployed above the Estonian territory. NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that the military alliance will increase the size of its rapid reaction forces nearly eightfold to 300,000 troops as part of its response to an "era of strategic competition.
In NATO's new strategic concept, the alliance is also expected to address for the first time the security challenges posed by China, Stoltenberg said. In Madrid, allies will discuss how to respond to the growing influence of Russia and China in their "southern neighbourhood," he added. Another central theme at the NATO summit will be the possibility for Finland and Sweden to join the alliance following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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