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Medvedev threatens Berlin, London and Washington with nuclear retaliation if Russia is to return to 1991 borders

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation's Security Council, has threatened the United States and Europe with nuclear war if Russia is returned to its recognised borders from 1991. Source: Medvedev on Telegram Details: Medvedev wondered what would happen if Russia lost the war against "neo-Nazis along with their Western sponsors" and returned to its 1991 borders.

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Dutch NATO contribution would double if U.S. leaves, Defense Minister says

If Donald Trump becomes president of the United States again and decides to leave NATO, the Netherlands will have to double its defense spending, outgoing Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said on Nieuwsuur. The Netherlands is currently just under the NATO standard of spending 2 percent of its GDP on Defense. “But America is such a big and important ally. Without their support, we’ll have to think about doubling it.”

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Russian Nuclear Spacecraft Would Reportedly Attack With Massive Energy Wave

Space Wars In a fascinating new update to the murky Congressional scandal involving a purported in-development Russian attack spacecraft, CNN has spoken to three anonymous sources familiar with intelligence about the weapon. As a refresher, Washington lit up this week when a member of the House Intelligence Community made cryptic references to a "national security threat" […]