NATO chief wants "response to Russian build-up"

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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he is worried about "the build-up of Russian military forces from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean."
Source: AP, Tanjug Thursday, November 5, 2015 | 14:44

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AP is reporting that he "called on the U.S.-led alliance to come up with a response."
According to Stoltenberg, "the Russians have concentrated military forces in Kaliningrad, the Black Sea and the eastern Mediterranean, where they are assisting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad."

Speaking on Tuesday at a news conference in Portugal, where NATO is conducting military exercises, he said that "some experts believe the force concentrations could lead to Moscow’s ability to limit NATO’s access to certain regions."

“We have to be sure that we are able to overcome these capabilities, so we can reinforce, so we can move and we can deploy forces if needed,” said Stoltenberg.