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<p>Russia's actions in Ukraine represent the most serious security crisis in Europe
this century. As a result, NATO has undertaken a number of measures to reassure Allies
in Eastern Alliance territory. These include air policing, maritime deployments and
exercising. The UK is playing an active role in delivering NATO reassurance measures
and has offered additional support in a number of areas. We are contributing aircraft
to reinforce the Baltic Air Policing mission and as part of the NATO Airborne Early
Warning and Control Force. We have also augmented some NATO exercises that we were
already committed to and are contributing to additional ones. On Wednesday 25 June,
the NATO Secretary General announced that NATO Foreign Ministers agreed to develop
a robust Readiness Action Plan for the NATO Summit in September. Allies have not made
any decision to base forces permanently in the Baltics.</p>
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