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An estimated 2,500 troops from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have opened military exercises in parts of Belarus that border NATO members Poland and Lithuania.
Several Swedish lawmakers said on September 1 they will boycott this year's Nobel Prize award ceremonies on December 10 after the private foundation that administers the prestigious awards changed its position from a year earlier and invited representatives of Russia, Belarus, and Iran to attend.
Denmark on September 1 informed Russia's ambassador in Copenhagen that it must reduce its embassy staff to the same number that Denmark has in Moscow because talks to increase numbers have foundered.