russia 'puzzled' by norway's decision to host us marines page: 1 link norway is to break a decades-old commitment not to host foreign troops on its soil by accommodating 330 us marines next year. russia, the apparent target of the buildup, said it was puzzled by the move. the marines will be stationed at the vaernes military base in central norway from january, the norwegian defense ministry said in a statement on monday. the agreement for the deployment will be reviewed in the course of the year, it added. source i was one of the few posters on this forum who expressed that norway's decision to have marines deployed on its home soil was significant. part of the reason i believe it is significant is russia's reaction to the move. our opinions mean nothing in this matter. if russia considers the move to be significant then it's significant. i wonder if posters will be able to put aside their egos for this thread and not focus on their view of this issue but focus on russia's view. quoting from the article linked above: "the deployment appears to be in line with nato's strategy to boost its military presence close to russia<u+2019>s borders. the alliance decided to send four 1,000-strong battalions each to poland and the baltic states, claiming it was needed to deter russia." please put it all in context from russia's point of view. edit on 26-10-2016 by profusion because: (no reason given)
russia puzzled by norways decision to host us marines
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