NATO said Wednesday it will send three experts to observe military exercises between Russia and Belarus next month, but alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wants the two countries to allow broader monitoring. NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu said the three experts will attend so-called Visitors' Days in Belarus and Russia after they were invited to attend. The rules governing military exercises are enshrined in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's so-called Vienna Document. Information and statistics on Russia's Zapad 2017 military exercise. In eastern Poland, U.S. 2nd Cavalry Regiment Lt.-Col. Christopher L'Heureux said NATO troops remain in a state of readiness, but will not overreact to developments across the border.

Source: CBC News September 01, 2017 17:03 UTC