NATO is sending thousands of troops by land, air and sea to protect allies near Russia and Ukraine.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called the crisis a 'new normal' in European security.
NATO's pledge comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised the alliance for not coming to his country's aid.
Al Jazeera's Diplomatic Editor @James Bays reports from Brussels, Belgium.

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