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Time to look at NATO's permanent basing in eastern Europe-US general

FILE PHOTO: The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General Tod D. Wolters takes part in an online North Atlantic Council meeting at the Alliance's headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool/File Photo

Russia's invasion of Ukraine should prompt a re-examination of NATO's permanent presence in eastern Europe, the U.S. general that serves as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe told Congress on Wednesday.

Asked about the possibility of a more permanent presence of U.S. troops in the Baltics and elsewhere, Air Force General Tod Wolters said: "It's got to change."

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