Senate approves deployment of 1,200 troops at NATO eastern flank

Up to 1,200 Czech troops may be deployed at the NATO eastern flank in the next two years, under the plan of foreign army missions until 2024 approved by the Senate today. The Chamber of Deputies is yet to give the go-ahead to the missions. In all, up to 1,362 soldiers may be deployed in foreign missions in 2023 and 2024. The current missions are valid till the end of this year.