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NATO minesweepers set off on Baltic deployment

By Washington Examiner

Published April 22, 2014 12:12pm ET

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NATO minesweepers set off on Baltic deployment — The warships of the standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group ONE with from front to back Estonian minehunter Admiral Cowen, Dutch minehunter Makkum, Norwegian minesweeper Otra and Belgian minehunter Belis set sail from Kiel, Germany, Tuesday, April 22, 2014. The group is one of NATOâs four standing Maritime Forces and deploys to the Baltic Sea to enhance maritime security and readiness in the region. The maritime Group was reactivated by a North Atlantic Council decision to enhance collective defense and assurance measures in response to the crisis in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer) | Gero Breloer

KIEL, Germany (AP) — Five NATO mine-hunting ships set off Tuesday on a deployment in the Baltic Sea, part of the alliance’s efforts to strengthen its presence in Europe’s ex-communist east as members there worry about Russia’s intentions in Ukraine.

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