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NATO training Latvian military to quell 'civilian unrest' during largest drills in decades

http://www.rt.com/news/436415-latvia-drills-quell-unrest/

Publisher:  RT
Date Written:  20/08/2018
Year Published:  2018  
Resource Type:  Article

NATO has launched war games in Latvia involving 10,000 troops, the largest training exercise since the country gained independence.

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NATO has been continuously building up its military presence near the Russian borders, under the pretext of accusing Russia of involvement into the Ukrainian crisis. NATO countries maintain that Russia invaded and "annexed" Crimea, a peninsula whose population overwhelmingly voted to rejoin Russia after the 2014 pro-NATO coup in Kiev.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, NATO has tripled its military presence on Russia's western borders over the past five years, forcing Moscow to respond. Russia has repeatedly warned that increased NATO presence on its doorstep effectively contributes nothing to the regional security while, on the contrary, undermining stability in Europe.

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