NATO is to deploy its forces at new bases in Eastern Europe for the first time, in response to the Ukraine crisis and in an attempt to deter Vladimir Putin from causing trouble in the former Soviet Baltic republics, according to its secretary general.
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Lithuanian people hold the Lithuanian and the NATO flag during a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of Lithuania joining the NATO military alliance, in Vilnius on March 29, 2014.
