Pentagon-led "Bergen Group" on NATO's future excludes the UK, France and the Baltic states, per Politico.

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The Pentagon-led working group on NATO's future, to meet in Poland, will exclude the United Kingdom, France, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Diplomats report the selection criteria were not disclosed, prompting concerns among the excluded allies.

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