Update: Russia has ended all military ties to NATO, Norway says:

Ministry spokeswoman Heidi Langvik-Hansen says the country’s embassy received a telephone call from Russia’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday, saying Moscow plans “to freeze all military cooperation with NATO and allied countries.”

NATO has yet to receive formal notification, but the Russian Defense Ministry says a written memo will be sent out soon.

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The Russian Federation has vowed a non-diplomatic response to the U.S.-Poland missile shield agreement, the Associated Press reports.