The analogy with reality is completely different. As war unfolds in Ukraine, NATO and its allies will begin training on Monday (March 14) to save one of their countries from Norway.

Cold War 2022, NATO's largest mission to join this year, will involve 30,000 troops, 200 aircraft and 50 ships from 27 countries.

The maneuver, which began on March 14, will allow Western nations to support their cold weather battles in Norway, including in the Arctic, on land, sea and in the air.

The expedition, planned just a few hundred kilometers from the Russian border, was planned long before Moscow invaded Ukraine, but now the war has made it even more effective. "This deployment is essential for the security of Norway and its allies," Norwegian Defense Minister Od Roger Enoxen told AFP. "We will train to strengthen our Norwegian friends."

"It doesn't hold because Russian police are attacking Ukraine, but given the context, it means more," he said.

Norway, protector of NATO's northern border in Europe, wants to test how it handles allied support of its territory under Article 5 of the NATO Charter, which requires members of the country to support other members in protest.

Despite the military conflict, NATO neighbors Sweden and Finland are set to join the Cold War, which ends on April 1. 

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"It's probably always like now, more than ever, to train together to show our ability and our will to defend our values   and our way of life," said General Yngve Odlo, the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Norwegian and head of cold response. do. .

Located on the Russian side of the 196 km Arctic border separating Norway is the Kola Peninsula, home to the Northern Fleet and several nuclear and military sites.

“There is no clear military threat to NATO or Norwegian territory,” Enoxen said.

In order to avoid any misunderstanding, Norway warned Russia against the practice of cooling, which means "defense only", and will have the respect away from Russia.

General Odlo spoke at length with Lieutenant General Alexander Moiseyev, commander of the Russian Northern Fleet, about the training to support him.

However, Russia refused to invite an observer to the exercise. "The producer of everyone from the NATO Army near the Russian border does not promote security in Norway of AFP.

The past as in the past, Moscow shows a complaint by blocking access to certain global and air-based measures.

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The Russian persecuted for the United Kingdom of Ukraine to see other Soviet past (Baltics), including Russian president Putin, who repeated the USSR. I'll try.

Cool of the answer "We show our common part of the situation with the ability to become new Franconists and East, French, in France.

"Efforts are relevant to the current status," he added. Initially, more than 40,000 troops were expected to join the Cold War, but their numbers were reduced due to COVID-19 and other political issues in other regions.

The American aircraft carrier Harry Truman and its frigates in the Aegean Sea to help monitor the skies near Ukraine.