The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday...

"Rumors about the possible strengthening of the surface, submarine and air components of the Baltic Fleet in response to the deployment of U.S. Patriot missiles in Poland near the Russian borders are false," a ministry spokesman said.

Poland said on Wednesday it will deploy a battery of U.S. Patriot missiles to the town of Morag, just 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, rather than outside Warsaw.

Earlier on Thursday a source in the Russian Navy, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told RIA Novosti that the Baltic Fleet would be reinforced with corvettes, submarines and aircraft armed with high-precision missiles following the Polish move.

Poland"s defense minister told journalists on Wednesday the location had been chosen for purely technical reasons, citing "good infrastructure," and said there was no political or strategic motivation.

"In Morag we could offer the best conditions for American soldiers

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