Johnson is expected to announce a “significant boost” for Estonia, potentially more than double the number of British troops available for the Baltic state.
Stoltenberg also confirmed that NATO units deployed to eight members of the Eastern and Southeastern alliance would be strengthened into brigades, which typically include between 3,000 and 5,000 soldiers.
NATO officials said Monday that the transition to the new model will not be completed until next year, with details still being defined.
The final NATO summit comes when diplomatic tensions build up over shipments of goods to Kaliningrad. Lithuania received threats from Moscow to prevent Russia from using the railways to transport coal, metals and other goods sanctioned in military enslavement.
Stoltenberg said: “I am confident that Moscow, President Putin, understands our guarantees of collective security, understands the consequences of attacking a NATO allied country. It will activate a response from the entire alliance.”
NATO will also change its view on Russia from the current description of Moscow as a strategic partner. Russia would be designated as the “most direct and immediate threat to our security,” Stoltenberg said of the language to be adopted as part of the “Strategic Concept”: NATO’s plan for the next decade.
The Secretary-General poured cold water on hopes that Sweden and Finland would be admitted to the alliance at the summit. He said he would host talks between Turkey and the Nordic nations in Madrid, but warned against an immediate breakthrough in Ankara’s opposition to its incorporation.
NATO will also announce plans to conduct training missions to bring the Ukrainian armed forces up to alliance standards.