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Baltic states
Kyiv Walks Back Claim That French Army Trainers Are Headed to Ukraine
Western ‘specialists’ are already on the ground in Ukraine under the guise of mercenaries, Russian officials say.
Moscow Asserts NATO Will Carve Up Western Ukraine in Event of Russian Victory
If Polish troops enter western Ukraine, they will ‘stay there forever,’ Russian leader asserts.
Baltic States Welcome French Proposals for Sending Troops to Ukraine: Report
Officials hail Paris’s efforts to ‘think outside the box’ following Russian battlefield gains in Donetsk.
On Eve of Wargames, Minsk Rejects NATO States’ Call to Expel Wagner Fighters
With Moscow-led war games about to kick off in Belarus, Minsk rejects calls by its NATO-aligned neighbors to send Wagner fighters back to Russia.
Poland’s Geographic Challenge
Stratfor examines Poland’s difficult geographic position between Russia and the West.
