China's defense ministry rips NATO and says it's 'like a walking war machine'

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Chinese defense ministry spokesperson Wu Qian (left) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (right).
Chinese defense ministry spokesperson Wu Qian (left) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (right). Wu called NATO "a walking war machine that causes chaos wherever it goes" at a press conference on Thursday.

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NATO vastly underestimated Russia's ability to resupply its army with troops and ammo, general says

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Russian paratroopers during the rehearsals for the Victory Day Military Parade at the polygon, on April 18, 2022 in Alabino, outside of Moscow, Russia
Russian paratroopers during the rehearsals for the Victory Day Military Parade on April 18, 2022, in Alabino, Russia.

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Russia's electronic warfare is so intense, it may be messing up GPS signals in nearby countries: ISW

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A Lithuanian border fence runs along the bborder to the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad on October 28, 2022 near Vistytis, Lithuania.

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Putin is starting to talk tough about the Baltics, laying the groundwork for 'future escalations' with NATO: ISW

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Municipal Service Award Ceremony on January 16 2024, in Odintsovo, west of Moscow, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Municipal Service Award Ceremony on January 16 2024, in Odintsovo, west of Moscow, Russia.

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Leaked German military documents laid out a doomsday scenario where Russia wins in Ukraine then invades Europe

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A NATO deployment in Eastern Europe on February 5, 2022, a few weeks before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia will defeat Ukraine if the West abandons it, a former NATO commander says

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Former NATO commander Philip Breedlove (left) and a Ukrainian soldier (right).
"If the West abandons Ukraine, it will fight valiantly, but tens of thousands of more Ukrainians will die," former NATO commander Philip Breedlove told Newsweek.

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A former CIA analyst says Putin could launch a nuclear weapon against NATO territory

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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A new deal gives the US military 'unimpeded access' to Sweden's bases — including a vital outpost in the heart of northern Europe

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A Swedish Gripen E fighter jet over Gotland Island in May 2022.

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NATO militaries want to help Ukraine build a navy. It's been battering Russia's Black Sea Fleet without one.

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A group of Ukrainian marines sail from the riverbank of Dnipro at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
A group of Ukrainian marines sail from the riverbank of Dnipro at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

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Few things worry NATO like Russia's Yasen-class submarines, and Moscow may be planning to build even more of them

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Russian Navy Yasen-class submarine Kazan at its base in Severomorsk in June 2021.

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