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Russia opposes Nato war games in Poland

June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Nato, Poland, Russia

Russian president Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Pesko said on Tuesday that the launch of Nato manoeuvres in Poland “do not

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Europe 

Security on Nato eastern flank discussed as Polish, Bulgarian FMs meet

June 8, 2016June 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Poland, Russia

Support from Western allies is a major priority in securing Nato’s eastern flank, the foreign ministers of Poland and Bulgaria

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Europe 

Poland, Nato members launch large-scale exercises

June 6, 2016 VOANews Nato, Poland

Poland and more than 20 NATO member states are launching a large-scale military training exercise as part of efforts to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament approves plan for new jet fighters, patrol ships

June 2, 2016June 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on June 2 the Cabinet’s investment plan to acquire new multi-role jet fighters and two naval

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Europe 

Nato to station four battalions in Poland and Baltic States

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Nato, Poland

Four multinational NATO battalions will be stationed in Poland and the Baltic States, Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said after meeting

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Europe 

Polish foreign minister: Missile shield in Poland poses no threat to Russia

May 30, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Nato, Poland, Russia

President Vladimir Putin should know that the missile shield in Poland has no bearing on Russia’s security, Polish Foreign Minister

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Europe 

Putin: Russia will respond to US missile shield in Europe

May 29, 2016May 30, 2016 VOANews Greece, Nato, Russia

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin says he will respond to the defensive missile system the United States and its partners are

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian parliamentary committees approve jet fighter, patrol ship projects

May 27, 2016May 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

The Bulgarian Parliament’s committees on defence and on budget and finance have approved projects worth well more than a billion

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Europe 

Nato welcomes Montenegro; Russia threatens sanctions

May 20, 2016 VOANews Montenegro, Nato, Russia

NATO officially invited Montenegro to become its 29th member Thursday, angering Russia, which already is threatening sanctions against what it

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