US troops deploy to Bulgaria as part of NATO operation to support Eastern European allies

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US troops deploy to Bulgaria as part of NATO operation to support Eastern European allies
By Radina Gigova, CNN  Updated 11:20 AM ET, Fri February 17, 2017

 (CNN)US troops have deployed to Bulgaria as part of a NATO operation to support Eastern European allies from potential aggression by Russia, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
The move is the latest in a series of multinational training and security cooperation activities along the alliance's eastern front. It comes at a tenuous time in the relationship between the Kremlin and the fledgling administration of President Donald Trump, who just last week voiced unusually strong support for NATO after repeatedly objecting to its relevancy and funding.

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