NATO Wants Germany to Provide 40,000 Additional Troops

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization wants Germany to contribute as many as 40,000 more troops for the alliance’s defense against Russia, according to people familiar with the matter.

The demand, which would add the equivalent of seven brigades, comes as part of a NATO review of its military capability targets, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as the discussions are not public. The alliance has grown concerned about heightened Russian hostility since the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.