The draft principles of NATO's new force plan were reviewed at the allied defence ministers' meeting in Brussels on 16–17 February. (NATO)

NATO will adapt its force planning procedures in the short term to “dynamically deter” Russia's deployments of military forces along the allies' eastern flank and elsewhere on its territory “as long as required”, according to NATO officials. New principles will underpin the revised force plan.

The draft principles were reviewed by NATO defence ministers at a meeting in Brussels on 16–17 February and will receive political approval from allied leaders during NATO's summit in Madrid in June.

The principles “fundamentally shift the allies towards more active and fluid defence and deterrence (D&D) postures”, an allied diplomat said on 17 February. “We need a new force plan, a model, that moves us away from a focus on regions [across the allies] to one that takes into account defence of NATO as a whole.”

The draft principles of NATO's new force plan were reviewed at the allied defence ministers' meeting in Brussels on 16–17 February. (NATO)

NATO will adapt its force planning procedures in the short term to “dynamically deter” Russia's deployments of military forces along the allies' eastern flank and elsewhere on its territory “as long as required”, according to NATO officials. New principles will underpin the revised force plan.

The draft principles were reviewed by NATO defence ministers at a meeting in Brussels on 16–17 February and will receive political approval from allied leaders during NATO's summit in Madrid in June.

The principles “fundamentally shift the allies towards more active and fluid defence and deterrence (D&D) postures”, an allied diplomat said on 17 February. “We need a new force plan, a model, that moves us away from a focus on regions [across the allies] to one that takes into account defence of NATO as a whole.”

The draft principles of NATO's new force plan were reviewed at the allied defence ministers' meeting in Brussels on 16–17 February. (NATO)

NATO will adapt its force planning procedures in the short term to “dynamically deter” Russia's deployments of military forces along the allies' eastern flank and elsewhere on its territory “as long as required”, according to NATO officials. New principles will underpin the revised force plan.

The draft principles were reviewed by NATO defence ministers at a meeting in Brussels on 16–17 February and will receive political approval from allied leaders during NATO's summit in Madrid in June.

The principles “fundamentally shift the allies towards more active and fluid defence and deterrence (D&D) postures”, an allied diplomat said on 17 February. “We need a new force plan, a model, that moves us away from a focus on regions [across the allies] to one that takes into account defence of NATO as a whole.”

The draft principles of NATO's new force plan were reviewed at the allied defence ministers' meeting in Brussels on 16–17 February. (NATO)

NATO will adapt its force planning procedures in the short term to “dynamically deter” Russia's deployments of military forces along the allies' eastern flank and elsewhere on its territory “as long as required”, according to NATO officials. New principles will underpin the revised force plan.

The draft principles were reviewed by NATO defence ministers at a meeting in Brussels on 16–17 February and will receive political approval from allied leaders during NATO's summit in Madrid in June.

The principles “fundamentally shift the allies towards more active and fluid defence and deterrence (D&D) postures”, an allied diplomat said on 17 February. “We need a new force plan, a model, that moves us away from a focus on regions [across the allies] to one that takes into account defence of NATO as a whole.”

The draft principles of NATO's new force plan were reviewed at the allied defence ministers' meeting in Brussels on 16–17 February. (NATO)

NATO will adapt its force planning procedures in the short term to “dynamically deter” Russia's deployments of military forces along the allies' eastern flank and elsewhere on its territory “as long as required”, according to NATO officials. New principles will underpin the revised force plan.

The draft principles were reviewed by NATO defence ministers at a meeting in Brussels on 16–17 February and will receive political approval from allied leaders during NATO's summit in Madrid in June.

The principles “fundamentally shift the allies towards more active and fluid defence and deterrence (D&D) postures”, an allied diplomat said on 17 February. “We need a new force plan, a model, that moves us away from a focus on regions [across the allies] to one that takes into account defence of NATO as a whole.”

The draft principles of NATO's new force plan were reviewed at the allied defence ministers' meeting in Brussels on 16–17 February. (NATO)

NATO will adapt its force planning procedures in the short term to “dynamically deter” Russia's deployments of military forces along the allies' eastern flank and elsewhere on its territory “as long as required”, according to NATO officials. New principles will underpin the revised force plan.

The draft principles were reviewed by NATO defence ministers at a meeting in Brussels on 16–17 February and will receive political approval from allied leaders during NATO's summit in Madrid in June.

The principles “fundamentally shift the allies towards more active and fluid defence and deterrence (D&D) postures”, an allied diplomat said on 17 February. “We need a new force plan, a model, that moves us away from a focus on regions [across the allies] to one that takes into account defence of NATO as a whole.”