NATO has started military planning for an Arctic mission


Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the move to the new building, in Brussels, Belgium April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BERLIN, ‌Feb 3 (Reuters) - NATO ‌has started the ‌military planning for an Arctic Sentry mission, a ‍spokesperson for ‍the alliance's ‌military headquarters SHAPE said ‍on ​Tuesday.

"Planning is underway ⁠for a NATO enhanced vigilance ‌activity, named Arctic Sentry," ⁠Colonel ‍Martin L. O'Donnell, spokesperson for ‍the Supreme Headquarters ‌Allied Powers Europe, said, confirming a report by German magazine Spiegel.

He refused to provide additional details ‌as planning had only just begun.

(Reporting ​by Sabine Siebold; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)

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