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German general calls Russia NATO’s ‘greatest threat’ since military are ineffective against terrorism & China is ‘too far away’

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NATO still counts Russia as its biggest threat because it virtually struggles to find any other danger close to Europe it could effectively counter, a German general and the US Army Europe chief of staff has seemingly admitted. … Read More >German general calls Russia NATO’s ‘greatest threat’ since military are ineffective against terrorism & China is ‘too far away’

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Kremlin insists US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 pipeline are part of ‘hybrid war’ & amount to ‘unfair competition’

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US sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline linking Russia and Germany are an element of Washington’s “hybrid war” against Moscow, President Putin’s spokesman said on Monday. … Read More >Kremlin insists US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 pipeline are part of ‘hybrid war’ & amount to ‘unfair competition’

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Dream of alliance from Lisbon to Vladivostok dies: German efforts to create a Europe without Russia forged a Europe against Russia

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German-Russian friendship is over with ‘Ostpolitik’ dead and buried. Future relations will largely be based on confrontation, as Moscow no longer cares what Berlin thinks and Germany has lost its unique leverage with Russia. … Read More >Dream of alliance from Lisbon to Vladivostok dies: German efforts to create a Europe without Russia forged a Europe against Russia

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Top German virologist casts doubt on fears of new ‘highly contagious’ UK Covid-19 strain

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News of a supposedly highly infectious coronavirus strain being discovered in the UK has led to a flurry of travel bans. Now, a top German scientist says the mutation might not be as dangerous as we were led to believe. … Read More >Top German virologist casts doubt on fears of new ‘highly contagious’ UK Covid-19 strain

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Former US Defence Chief Urges Biden to Punish Germany Over Nord Stream 2 and Turkey for S-400s

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In an op-ed, Robert Gates, former defence secretary to both George W. Bush and Barack Obama, has outlined his views on how the next US administration has to handle policies with NATO allies and also laid out a plan for a “whole of government” approach to confronting China. … Read More >Former US Defence Chief Urges Biden to Punish Germany Over Nord Stream 2 and Turkey for S-400s