NATO to launch naval exercise in Baltic Sea

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2025-06-05

Rostock, Germany (dpa) - The large-scale NATO exercise BALTOPS on the Baltic Sea is set to begin on Thursday morning with the departure of the first naval ships from the north-eastern German port city of Rostock. The US-led annual exercise involves around 50 vessels, more than 25 aircraft and about 9,000 soldiers from 17 countries. It is set to run until June 20. The Baltic Sea is considered strategically important, especially in light of the on......

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