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Russia warns it will ‘deter’ NATO as it creeps closer to its borders

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, centre, is welcomed by US President Joe Biden, left, and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO summit in Washington, DC, on July 10 [Saul Loeb/AFP]

Russia has said it will “counteract” the expansion of NATO infrastructure in Europe, claiming that the military alliance is “constantly and incrementally moving towards” its borders as tensions escalate over the war in Ukraine.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Russia had noted decisions taken by NATO leaders at this week’s summit in Washington, DC, to “create separate logistics hubs in Black Sea cities” and open “additional facilities in Europe”.

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