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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

NATO Considers Bolstering Allies if Russian Troops Stay In Belarus

NATO logos are seen at the Alliance headquarters ahead of a NATO Defense Ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

NATO is looking to increase its military presence in the Baltic states and Poland in case Russia keeps its troops in Belarus after a planned military exercise, the head of the alliance's military committee said on Monday.

Russia has 30,000 troops in Ukraine's northern neighbor for joint military exercises this month, NATO said, bringing the total Russian military deployment at Ukraine's borders to more than 100,000.

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