Putin raises the stakes on ‘ghost fleet’ security, as NATO launches war games in the Baltic Sea
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The Kremlin says it's going to start providing military escorts for "ghost fleet" ships after several NATO member navies started to challenge them as they sail through the crowded Baltic waters.
David Mac Dougall reports from the U.K. on Britain and Europe. He has written for The Associated Press and Euronews. Previously, he was a Fox News Channel correspondent in Iraq, and Fox News Radio's first Europe correspondent based in London.
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