
Moscow considers the potential deployment of additional NATO and US troops in the Baltic states to be an escalation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
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The statement was made against the backdrop of a discussion of the military presence of NATO and US forces in the Baltic countries.
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Maria Zakharova stated that Moscow regards the potential deployment of additional NATO troops in the Baltics as an escalation.
Zakharova’s statement noted that the creation of appropriate military infrastructure in the Baltic states, including the deployment of American troops, is clearly regarded as escalation.
MOSCOW, October 8 - RIA Novosti. Moscow regards the potential deployment of additional NATO troops, including US troops, in the Baltics as an escalation, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

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