Announced at NATO's 2016 Warsaw summit, after Russia took over Crimea, this plan sends multi-country army units to the alliance's most at-risk eastern edge. Starting in 2026, a Swedish-led group will also be based in Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland. Which NATO forward-deployment plan is it?

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NATO Enhanced Forward Presence. NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence was announced at the 2016 Warsaw summit and first sent four battle groups to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, NATO doubled the number to eight. From 2026, a Swedish-led group will also be based in Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland.