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Russia, NATO military chiefs in first high-level contact since 2014
Mar 03, 2017 15:54In the first high-level contact after NATO unilaterally froze ties with Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine, military chiefs from Russia and the Western alliance have held a phone conversation.
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NATO to boost naval presence in Black Sea: Secretary general
Feb 17, 2017 05:37NATO has announced new plans to beef up its presence in the Black Sea, in a move almost certain to draw Russian ire.
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Europe needs new military alliance: French politician
Jan 24, 2017 08:27French presidential front-runner Francois Fillon has called for a new military alliance in Europe after US President Donald Trump described NATO obsolete.
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Germany sending troops to Baltics as part of NATO's anti-Russia force
Jan 20, 2017 06:24Germany is deploying hundreds of soldiers to the Baltic region near the Russian border as part of a force organized by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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NATO admits to killing of civilians in 2016 Afghanistan attack
Jan 12, 2017 10:20NATO has confirmed that American troops enlisted with the Western military alliance killed 33 civilians in a single incident in Afghanistan’s volatile north back in November last year.
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US special forces in Baltics to help NATO allies counter Russia
Jan 02, 2017 15:07American commandos maintain a “persistent” presence in the Baltic states to bolster the training and resolve of troops of the NATO allies anxious about “a looming threat from Russia,” according to a report.
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Russian president calls for strengthening military nuclear potential amid NATO build-up
Dec 22, 2016 16:52Russia's President Vladimir Putin has called for reinforcing the country's military nuclear potential in response to NATO’s planned build-up near Russian borders.
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Russia, NATO schedule security talks
Dec 16, 2016 06:02Russia and NATO are set to hold talks on issues of high mutual interest, the Western military alliance has announced, amid increased hostilities between the two sides.
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NATO calls for maintenance of sanctions on Russia
Dec 07, 2016 13:44NATO has called for the maintenance of sanctions imposed on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, claiming that the move is necessary to force Moscow to demonstrate its commitment regarding a ceasefire agreement on Ukraine.
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Russia No. 1 ‘existential threat’ to America: US Air Force
Dec 05, 2016 13:17Russia’s rising military power, including its nuclear arsenal, makes the country “the number one” existential threat to the United States, according to US Secretary of Air Force Deborah James.