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NATO Rejects Russian Air-Safety Proposal for Planes in Baltic Region

Moscow proposed all military planes flying in region would keep transponders operational

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A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft made a low altitude pass by the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea in April while the guided-missile destroyer was operating in international waters, U.S. officials said. Photo: US NAVY/ASSOCIATED PRESS

BRUSSELS—The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has rejected a Russian air-safety proposal that would require all military planes in the Baltic region to fly with their transponders operational, according to allied officials.

Allied officials say the proposal would do little to improve air safety—or prevent Russian aircraft flying dangerously close to ships or planes flown by western allies.

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