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Russia says troop buildup near Ukraine is a response to NATO

by Vladimir Isachenkov
| April 14, 2021 12:06 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's defense minister said Tuesday that the country's massive military buildup in the west was part of readiness drills amid what he described as threats from NATO.

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