Sweden can expect an increased presence of NATO troops in the Baltic Sea and around the rest of the country during the time a possible NATO application is processed. This is what NATO Director General Jens Stoltenberg says in an interview with SVT News. - I am convinced that we will find solutions for the security needs Sweden will have in a transitional period, he says.
also looking at ways to strengthen air defense systems, as well, in recent days there have been it s thought three russian drone incursions into nato countries. poland, croatia, and romania as well. the worry is that nato isn t really commenting much about that at the moment. the worry is, these sort of incidents can lead to accidents, and that could inadvertently see things really spiral out of control. very much in need to tread carefully when it comes to this. as i say, a strengthening of positions along the nato eastern alliance countries, particularly. talks to, ben wallace confirmed, about a polish proposal to put an international peacekeeping mission in ukraine, as well. that will be on the agenda as well. appearing via video link for the first of the meetings, but with the ukrainian defense minister as well, he will move to ask for more military support in ukraine. okay, thank you, thanks a lot. let s tell you about a
winter olympics. the international uproar and outcry over the russian government s handling of those situations with regard to their own olympians makes it even worse that greiner was a former olivian asked for access to americans paul wheeland and trevor reed but it hasn t happened. they were arrested and convicted before the war for crimes they have denied. wolf. brian todd reporting. thank you very much. tonight, nato, nato is preparing to double the number of troops as the eastern alliance keeps a very watchful eye on russian invasion forces in ukraine. let s discuss with retired colonel cedrick layton. thank you so much for joining us. show us where these additional battle groups will be deployed
happening now, breaking news. breb is in brussels for an emergency nato summit on russia s war against ukraine. the alliance considering new ways to punish vladimir putin s brutality as the u.s. is formally declaring that russia has committed war crimes. also tonight, russia s war of destruction is taking a growing toll on ukrainian cities and on kremlin forces. nato nowest ma estimates 15,000 russian troops have been killed. our correspondents are standing by for cnn s live global war coverage. we re getting powerful new reaction to the death of the first woman to serve as the u.s. secretary of state, madeleine albright. former president bill clinton will join us this hour. we want to welcome our viewers
russia using chemical weapons? how high is that threat? i think it s a real threat. reporter: that s not just the u.s. perspective. nato secretary stoltenberg also talked about the threat of chemical weapons use earlier today and will be a subject of discussion during the meetings, the nato meeting tomorrow. it will be part of a wide ranging effort to both address what has escalated over the course of the last four weeks in ukraine, but also trying to ensure that there are new efforts to ramp up the pressure on president vladimir putin from the alliance that has come together and stuck together over the course of this month-long military action, and it will attempt to impose even more costs over the course of the next day or two. it s the goal of the u.s. officials. they understand this is a long process of war that doesn t show any signs of abating any time soon. phil mattingly in brussels reporting for us. also tonight, a senior u.s.