Russia accuses NATO of preparing for war as Europe boosts military spending

By Al Jazeera English

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Russia continues to view NATO as its primary security threat, with the Kremlin accusing Western nations of actively preparing for war by supplying Ukraine with long-range weapons and increasing military budgets. NATO leaders have pledged to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, while Germany has expanded its defence budget to around $114bn and Spain and Norway have increased theirs by nearly 50%. Finland has lifted its decades-old ban on nuclear weapons deployment, and Lithuania is considering following suit — developments Moscow says fundamentally alter regional security. Al Jazeera's Yulia Shapovalova reports from Moscow, Russia. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Russia #NATO #UkraineWar #NATO

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