Portugal sends only 18,000 troops to the NATO exercise
During this month of ships, NATO is carrying out the biggest exercise of the last 30 years, the Cold Response 22, with the participation of about 30 thousand soldiers from 27 countries, 220 and more than 50 planes. Portugal envied only 18 military personnel and no air or naval assets, the General Staff giving a more detailed answer to the Armed Forces Express (EMSEM), which military sources attribute to GFAçamentais. According to the Office of the Minister of Defense, “this was from the committed Forces that was scheduled for the appointment of the National Deployed Forces for 2022”.
Having in Ukraine the fact that they stood out and NATO also has the presence of the Finnish border (which has no prominent problem with this exercise) was announced more than eight months ago and that “it is not related to the unjustified invasion and not caused by Russia to Ukraine”. By the way, Russia was invited to participate as an observer, but but.
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