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Some Phantom Menace Must Be Nearby: NATO to Bolster Forces in Romania

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Some Phantom Menace Must Be Nearby: NATO to Bolster Forces in Romania

10:58 GMT 25.10.2016 (Updated: 13:28 GMT 25.10.2016)

© AP Photo / Vadim GhirdaUS Navy flag bearers, backdropped by the radar building of a missile defense base, walk in Deveselu, during an opening ceremony attended by U.S., NATO and Romanian officials at a base, originally established by the Soviet Union, in Deveselu, Southern Romania, Thursday, May 12, 2016.

US Navy flag bearers, backdropped by the radar building of a missile defense base, walk in Deveselu, during an opening ceremony attended by U.S., NATO and Romanian officials at a base, originally established by the Soviet Union, in Deveselu, Southern Romania, Thursday, May 12, 2016. - Sputnik International

The "defensive alliance" will ratchet up its military presence in Romania.

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will bolster its presence in Romania, US Permanent Representative to NATO Douglas Lute said Tuesday.

Ambassador Lute: #NATO also bolstering presence in southeast; Romania will host multinational brigade to coordinate training & operation
— US Mission to NATO (@USNATO) 25 октября 2016 г.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced earlier in the day that the October 26-27 meeting would address reinforcing the alliance's Black Sea region presence, in addition to other topics.