Sunday, May 1, 2016

NATO Allies Preparing to Put Four Battalions at Eastern Border With Russia

By JULIAN E. BARNES in Brussels and ANTON TROIANOVSKI in Berlin


U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense says buildup is response to Moscow’s military activity near the Baltics


Western allies are preparing to put four battalions—a force of about 4,000 troops—in Poland and the Baltic countries as part of an effort by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to reinforce its border with Russia as Moscow steps up military activity, officials said Friday.

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