Nordic countries plan new defence pact to speed troop movements across borders
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Nordic Countries Plan New Defense Agreement to Enable Cross-Border Military Support

A new defense agreement between the five Nordic countries will make it easier for them to work together across national borders.

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The defense ministers of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland agreed at a meeting in Oslo to begin work on the new agreement, which would allow soldiers and weapons to be quickly moved between the countries if any of them were attacked.

The planned agreement would be the first between the five countries since Sweden and Finland joined NATO.

“There is a deterrent effect to this. Russia sees that it is not facing the countries one by one, but a united Nordic region,” says Norwegian Defense Minister Tore O Sandvik.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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