![Czarek Sokolowski FILE - In this March 10, 2019 photo Polish troops in combat gear are seen during brief exercise with some other NATO forces in Wesola, near Warsaw, central Poland. Poland’s foreign minister says that this NATO nation should not exclude the possibility of sending its troops to Ukraine and should keep Russian leader Vladimir Putin in suspence as to such a decision being ever made. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9263a3010660416ebffd7f4dea652c7d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - In this March 10, 2019 photo Polish troops in combat gear are seen during brief exercise with some other NATO forces in Wesola, near Warsaw, central Poland. Poland’s foreign minister says that this NATO nation should not exclude the possibility of sending its troops to Ukraine and should keep Russian leader Vladimir Putin in suspence as to such a decision being ever made. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)
![Cameron C. Edy Military armored vehicles take part in the Baltops 2024 exercise in the Baltic Sea region, Sunday June 16, 2024. Some 9,000 troops from 20 NATO countries have been participating this month in military exercises in the Baltic Sea region, which has become strategically sensitive following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cameron C. Edy, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Public Affairs via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ee594ec3f22348d3b1390d7de3290a51/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Military armored vehicles take part in the Baltops 2024 exercise in the Baltic Sea region, Sunday June 16, 2024. Some 9,000 troops from 20 NATO countries have been participating this month in military exercises in the Baltic Sea region, which has become strategically sensitive following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cameron C. Edy, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Public Affairs via AP)