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NATO sends reinforcements to Eastern Europe amid Russia tensions

NATO has about 4,000 troops in multinational battalions in Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland [File: Ints Kalnins/Reuters]

NATO said it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing Eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, and could also send additional troops to its southeast flank, in what Russia denounced as an escalation of tensions over Ukraine.

Welcoming a series of deployments announced by alliance members in recent days, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday NATO would take “all necessary measures”.

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