any nato troops on the ground and there won t be any nato planes in there won t be any nato planes in the sky. but nato is deploying more troops to eastern europe. exactly what president putin said he wanted to avoid before he invaded ukraine. nato s core task is to protect and defend our allies. we have increased our military presence in the eastern part of the alliance. the our military presence in the eastern part of the alliance. part of the alliance. the west is on heightened part of the alliance. the west is on heightened alert. part of the alliance. the west is on heightened alert. this part of the alliance. the west is on heightened alert. this afternoon, | heightened alert. this afternoon, more urgent meetings in brussels of g7 leaders and the european union. we don t yet know what impact this diplomatic effort will have on this war or on the fate of the ukrainian people. nick beake, bbc news, nato ho. straight now to kyiv and our chief international correspondent, lyse