Thousands of NATO troops including from Spain and Turkey joined an exercise Wednesday on Germany’s Baltic coast that defence officials labelled a show of readiness to deter Russia. Naval and special forces practised seizing a beach at the Putlos training ground near the port city of Kiel as part of the wider Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise to test the alliance’s ability to rapidly move troops across NATO territory. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official .