NATO raises military preparedness level as Russia may be ‘resorting to other means’ in war

NATO member states are ramping up military preparedness in Europe's eastern flank over fears that Russia may be “resorting to or means” in conflict with Ukraine. rwegian Armed Forces will raise ir reiness and move to a new phase in ir planning from v. 1. rway has its troops on standby operating on high alert as Alliance declared that it w faces a deteriorating security situation, according to rwegian press reports.

rwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, in a statement, anunced, "We are in most serious security policy situation in deces."

Russia will expand war to or countries: rwegian PM

Store iterated that Russia will expand war to or countries, ding that heightened tensions mean that "we are more exposed to threats, intelligence, and influence.” He ordered his armed forces to shift from reiness level phase 0, kwn as “rmal situation,” to reiness phase 1, EuroWeekly News reported citing military sources. " military will as of tomorrow raise its preparedness in rway," Gahr Store told reporters. Although, he ded that he currently has reason to believe that Russia "wants to involve rway or any or country directly in war." "But war in Ukraine means it is necessary for all NATO countries to be increasingly on ir guard," he ted.

Scandinavian nation, which shares a 198-kilometer (123-mile) border with Russia in Arctic, bolstered security after mysterious drones were spotted near its offshore oil and gas platforms after sabot of rd Stream's Baltic Sea pipelines. Scores of Russians were detained in Oslo for illegally flying drones. rway’s counter-intelligence service also arrested a man whom y suspect was a Russian undercover nt.

"I must stress that thing has happened in last day or days that has prompted us to raise our preparedness w. It is an evolution over time that has led us to take this step," Store said. Meanwhile, his defense chief Eirik Kristoffersen ded in government statement, that task for  armed forces is to "preserve our peace and security, and to prevent conflict.""We have skilled men and women who are well-trained to keep rway safe in a troubled time."