U.S. President Joe Biden announced that thousands of additional troops, as well as more aircraft and anti-aircraft systems, are headed for Europe to bolster existing defences as NATO goes through its biggest organization since the Cold War. Canada, however, is still discussing what more it will contribute to the buildup of forces.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the media while meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, not pictured, at the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, on Wednesday.
The U.S. will also send two more F-35 squadrons to the United Kingdom and set up surface-to-air defence systems in Germany and Italy. NATO leaders are discussing what amounts to a two-step process to bolster the security of its 30 — soon to be 32 — members. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was non-committal when asked Tuesday whether Canada would add to its contingent in Latvia, saying his government was "developing plans to be able to scale up rapidly," but that more discussions would happen during the summit.Both Spain and Denmark are also major troop contributors alongside Canada in Latvia.
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