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handle is hein.crs/govehwx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: \Congressional ____ A4Research Service Previewing NATO's Madrid Summit June 24, 2022 Heads of state and government from NATO's 30 member states (see Figure 1) are scheduled to hold a summit in Madrid, Spain, on June 29-30, 2022. The summit is expected to address five main agenda items that relate to key congressional concerns about Russia's war in Ukraine, alliance force posture and defense spending, and NATO enlargement: A bolstered defense posture in response to Russia's war in Ukraine A new Strategic Concept outlining NATO's purpose and core tasks Increased support for aspiring NATO members Ukraine, Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina Proposed NATO enlargement to Finland and Sweden Renewed commitment to NATO defense spending goals Defending Against Russian Aggression In Madrid, the allies plan to endorse a heightened NATO defense posture in the eastern part of the alliance. A key objective will be to move from NATO's current tripwire posture, intended to deter a Russian military invasion, to a forward defense posture that could drive back an invasion. The new force structure is to encompass four main areas: Larger forward presence of combat forces New regional command and control headquarters More pre-positioned equipment and weapons, including heavy weapons systems Higher-readiness force model, with forces preassigned to defend specific allies Since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, NATO has more than tripled the number of allied soldiers deployed along the alliance's eastern flank. Approximately 40,000 allied troops are now taking part in NATO defense and deterrence missions in the eastern part of the alliance. Some NATO members have called for permanent stationing of substantially more combat forces. Rather than endorse such proposals, the allies are expected to support a continuation of the posture changes made since early 2022, reinforced by pre-positioned heavy weaponry and frequent rotations of additional high- readiness forces to the alliance's eastern flank. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11957 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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