Reuters
• Luiza Ilie, Tom Balmforth
After seven strikes on cargo ships near NATO members Romania and Bulgaria last month, the alliance said it would deploy maritime patrol aircraft, radars and drones to reinforce its eastern flank in the Black Sea. The move follows attacks that bring the conflict closer to NATO territory.
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After seven strikes on cargo ships near NATO members Romania and Bulgaria last month, the alliance said it would deploy maritime patrol aircraft, radars and drones to reinforce its eastern flank in the Black Sea. The move follows attacks that bring the conflict closer to NATO territory.
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