The NATO alliance will not pursue the establishment of permanent military bases in Poland, a top United States diplomat said Wednesday. The announcement came during increased tension between NATO and Russia following the alliance’s bid to increase its military presence in Eastern Europe as a check against Russian aggression in the region. Poland’s government had publicly lobbied NATO to permanently deploy soldiers on its territory due to concern about Russia’s military aggression. Both the European Union and the United States enacted economic sanctions against Moscow after allegations that it directly supported pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. But John Heffern, the …read more
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