ON NATO'S FRONT LINE, RUSSIA'S THREAT DRAWS NEW ALLIED FORCES MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU, Romania—Until recently, the military base here near the Black Sea was little more than a stopover. Now it is at the

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ON NATO'S FRONT LINE, RUSSIA'S THREAT DRAWS NEW ALLIED FORCES MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU, Romania—Until recently, the military base here near the Black Sea was little more than a stopover. Now it is at the

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ON NATO'S FRONT LINE, RUSSIA'S THREAT DRAWS NEW ALLIED FORCES

 

MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU, Romania—Until recently, the military base here near the Black Sea was little more than a stopover. Now it is at the front line of NATO’s defense against Russia.

 

On NATO's Front Line, Russia's Threat Draws New Allied Forces

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On NATO's Front Line, Russia's Threat Draws New Allied Forces

U.S. troops have for years used the aging compound’s airstrip as a transit point for supplying operations in Afghanistan, but in recent weeks American and allied militaries have deployed more than 1,800 personnel, hundreds of vehicles and other military equipment to the wind-swept fields.

 

They are here because one of the cornerstones of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization states that an attack on one of its 30 members represents an attack on all. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, fears have increased that the conflict could spread beyond Ukraine’s borders.

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