NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday vowed that the military alliance would defend “every inch” of its members’ territory, slamming Russia for shattering the peace in Europe. “NATO is the strongest alliance in history. And make no mistake, we will defend and protect every ally against any attack,” Stoltenberg said during a news conference at the organization’s headquarters in the capital of Belgium. “Peace on our continent has been shattered,” he added. “We now have war in Europe on a scale and of a type we thought belonged to history.” Stoltenberg stated that NATO activated the alliance’s defense plan, giving military leaders additional authority to move and deploy combat forces whenever and wherever needed in the eastern part of its territory, also noting that no troops will be sent to Ukraine and the measure is only defensive. “We have made it clear that we don’t have any plans or intention …