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Russian aircraft intruded in Bulgarian air space 10 times in past month – Defence Minister

July 24, 2016July 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia

Russian aircraft have intruded into Bulgarian air space 10 times in the past month, with Bulgaria’s Defence Minister describing the

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Europe 

Nato-Russia Council session does little to ease tension

July 14, 2016 Luis Ramirez of VOANews Nato, Russia

A meeting Wednesday of NATO and Russian ministers, billed as an opportunity to defuse tensions after the alliance’s recent declaration

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Europe 

Nato summit approves deployment of four battalions in Poland and Baltic States

July 11, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Nato, Poland

Nato leaders at the summit taking place in Warsaw July 8 and 9 officially confirmed the deployment of four international

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Europe 

Nato stands in ‘solidarity’ with Ukraine, condemns Russia’s war

July 11, 2016 The Kyiv Post Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Although cracks in the Western alliance emerged publicly before the July 8-9 Nato Summit, the 28 allies in the end

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Black Sea should be a demilitarised zone

July 9, 2016July 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato, Russia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 9 he wants the Black Sea to be a demilitarised zone, to

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Europe 

Nato and Russia want dialogue, not a new Cold War

July 9, 2016 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Nato, Poland, Russia

The NATO summit in Warsaw is deciding on new troops for Eastern Europe. Russia is to be both deterred and

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Europe 

On Russia, Nato shifts from reassurance to deterrence

July 9, 2016 Luis Ramirez of VOANews Brexit, Nato, Poland, Russia

It is being called the most critical NATO summit since the end of the Cold War. U.S. President Barack Obama

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Europe 

Bulgarian President: Nato main source of security and stability

July 8, 2016July 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Poland, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia

At the Nato Warsaw summit, it will clearly be stated that Nato is the main source of security and stability

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Perspectives 

The dangerous decade: Russia-Nato relations 2014 to 2024

July 8, 2016 Gustav Gressel of the ECFR Nato, Poland, Russia

Russia’s invasion and annexation of Crimea and its subsequent military invasion of the Donbas sent shockwaves through NATO, bringing an

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