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NATO eFP battlegroup German army soldiers attend a sniper shooting competition in Rukla, Lithuania September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
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A worker sticks giant logos of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) outside Strasbourg’s Congress Center March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
NATO to Keep Close Eye to Major Russian Military Drill
NATO said it will be keeping a close eye on a major military exercise with Belarus next week, in a region still on edge after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. NATO and the US have powerful airborne radars deployed in drones that they can use to track the...Caption:
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis addresses a news conference during a NATO defense ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2017. (Reuters)
Washington Worried about ‘Destabilizing’ Russian Military Presence near Baltics
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday criticized on Tuesday Russian military build-up near countries in the Baltic region, deeming it “destabilizing”. Asked during a trip to Lithuania about the Russian missile deployment, Mattis told a news conference: “Any...Caption:
Ukrainian servicemen ride on an armored vehicle in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk on September 20, 2014. (Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili)
Buffer zone agreed on in Ukrainian peace talks
Minsk, AP—Negotiators in Ukrainian peace talks agreed early Saturday to create a buffer zone to separate government troops and pro-Russian militants and withdraw heavy weapons and foreign fighters in order to ensure a stable truce in eastern Ukraine. The deal reached...Caption:
From right, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko shake hands after signing an agreement to create the Eurasian Economic Union in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Thursday, May 29, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)