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Exclusive: U.S. defense chief calls on Turkey to stop holding up NATO readiness plan - Reuters

Exclusive: U.S. defense chief calls on Turkey to stop holding up NATO readiness plan
Phil Stewart

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper urged Turkey on Monday to stop holding up support for a NATO defense plan for the Baltics and Poland, as Ankara presses the alliance to support its fight against U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG militia in Syria.

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