Putin dismisses NATO's increased defence spending as a threat, emphasising Russia's self-sufficiency in ensuring security.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday (June 19, 2025) that NATO’s push to ramp up defence spending was not a “threat” to Russia, days before the alliance was set to sign-off on a plan to boost its military capacity across Europe.
In a late-night press conference, the Russian leader also said his troops would not stop pushing forward in Ukraine and sought to undermine his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Russia constantly upgrades its Armed Forces and defensive capabilities — Putin
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Putin notes six waves of NATO’s eastward expansion since 1990s
