NATO will suspend "all practical civilian and military cooperation" with Russia because of its annexation of Crimea, saying it has seen no sign that Moscow was withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border. Foreign ministers from the 28 members of the Western military alliance met in Brussels on Tuesday for the first time since Russia grabbed the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine last month, triggering the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War. They were discussing ways to boost NATO's military presence in formerly communist central and Eastern Europe to reassure allies worried by Russia's moves. After the session, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia has challenged truths that only a few weeks ago seemed self-evident: that European borders in the 21st century would not be redrawn by force.
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U.S. House gives final approval to bill to sanction Russia, provide aid to Ukraine
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It moves now to the President for his signature
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NATO says it will suspend civilian and military cooperation with Russia
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Gazprom says the price Ukraine pays for Russian natural gas will increase, starting Tuesday
Such military exercises by foreign troops, including naval drills in the @placeholder, are an annual event but take on additional significance this year in light of Russia's military takeover of Crimea.