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  "path": "/2026/02/16/632607-europe-hard-choices-militarization/",
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  "textContent": "Moscow has said NATO nations are essentially robbing their taxpayers to finance increased defense expenditure Citizens of NATO countries should accept “difficult choices” and “hard” spending decisions in order to divert billions into defense and military spending to deter Russia, top British and German military officials have claimed. In a joint op-ed for The Guardian […]",
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