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Dec 11, 2014

Estonia’s Prime Minister: NATO Presence Key to Counter Russia’s Provocations

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Ashish Kumar Sen</span>

US forces should remain in Estonia for “as long as needed,” since tensions between Russia and the West show no sign of abating, Estonia’s Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas told the Atlantic Council.

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Lithuanian soldiers participating in Iron Wolf 2002 miltiary exercise

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Dec 9, 2014

Lithuania Puts Military Units on Alert Due to Russian Activities in Kaliningrad

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Lithuania Tribune</span>

“Since the end of the last week, since Saturday, we have observed a rise in the activity of the Russian Federation’s forces in the Kaliningrad region as well as in the western part of the Russian Federation.

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Meeting of NATO foreign ministers, December 2, 2104

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Dec 3, 2014

New NATO Force Not Ready Until 2016, Alliance to Rely on Interim Brigade

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Michael R. Gordon, New York Times</span>

NATO will establish a prototype of a new rapid response force next year as it strives to improve its ability to deter a Russian attack, the alliance said on Tuesday.

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Russian Fighter Jet in Near Miss with Norwegian F-16

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Dec 2, 2014

Video of Russian MiG-31 Near-Miss With Norwegian F-16

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Kjetil Malkenes Hovland, Wall Street Journal</span>

The Norwegian Armed Forces released a video of a Russian fighter jet flying uncomfortably close to a Norwegian F-16, highlighting potential collision risks when intercepting Russian aircraft in international airspace on behalf of NATO.

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1st Cavalry Division tanks in Poland, Oct. 27, 2014

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Nov 25, 2014

US Army May Pre-Position 100 More Armored Vehicles in Central Europe

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Jeff Schogol, Army Times</span>

The U.S. Army intends to add at least 100 fighting vehicles to Europe by the end of next year, the commander of U.S. Army Europe told reporters on Monday.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, June 9, 2014

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Nov 24, 2014

Finland’s leaders see peril in standoff between Russia and the West

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Washington Post</span>

Excerpts from interview by Washington Post London Bureau Chief Griff Witte with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja in Helsinki.

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Finnish infantry

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Nov 21, 2014

Finland Back on Red Alert Over Expansionist Russia

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Simon Tisdall, Guardian</span>

Now – with a newly expansionist, jingoistic Russia led by President Vladimir Putin set on reasserting itself internationally, with eastern Europe and the Baltic states wondering fearfully what may follow its armed intervention in eastern Ukraine,

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“Cyber Coalition 2014” is the 7th such annual exercise

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Nov 20, 2014

NATO Holds Largest Cyber War Games

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Sam Jones, Financial Times</span>

[T]he alliance this week conducted the world’s biggest digital war game.

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US F-16s participating in Baltic exercise, June 13, 2014

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Nov 20, 2014

NATO Scrambles Jets 400 Times in 2014 as Russian Air Activity Jumps

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >David Mardiste and Jonathan Saul, Reuters</span>

NATO warplanes have had to scramble 400 times this year in response to an increase in Russian air activity around Europe not seen since the Cold War, the alliance’s chief said on Thursday.

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Russian Su-34 Fullback fighter bomber off the coast of Norway in late October

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Nov 17, 2014

Putin Targets the Scandinavians

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Andrew A. Michta, American Interest</span>

Throughout 2014, an unprecedented number of air space violations and incidents have required NATO Baltic Air Policing to scramble jets in response.

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