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NATO troop buildup to deter Russia is largest since Cold War

Season 2016 Episode 1900 | 9m 35s

Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea radically changed the calculus between the West and Russia that has defined the last 25 years. NATO is now trying to reassure a nervous Eastern Europe and deter Moscow from new aggression. This level of tension hasn’t been felt in a generation. With the help of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Special Correspondent Nick Schifrin reports from Poland.

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