THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is ready to defend itself against any threat from "Moscow or Minsk," Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday, after Belarus welcomed Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin into exile.

Stoltenberg said NATO would agree to strengthen its defenses at a key summit in Lithuania's capital Vilnius next week in order to protect all members, especially those that border Russia's ally Belarus.

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