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Video. NATO conducts major military exercises in Baltic

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Approximately 9,000 troops from 20 NATO countries are conducting military exercises in the Baltic Sea region, now strategically important after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Sweden participated for the first time as a full NATO member in the Baltops exercises. Organized by NATO's Naval Striking and Support Forces and the U.S. 6th Fleet, the drills occur amid heightened security concerns due to increased Russian hostility. Major gas pipelines from Russia and Norway to Europe run through the Baltic seabed.

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