Calling Russia the biggest challenge to European security, Nordic nations agreed on closer defense ties and increased solidarity with the Baltic states on April 9, aiming to increase regional security through deterrence.
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Dutch soldiers, part of the flash power military unit, a rapid intervention force which also includes Germany and Norway, prepare for a international military alert exercisE, part of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), at the NATO airbase in Eindhoven, on April 9.