NATO, Trump and Russia
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On ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday morning, ahead of President Trump's speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended Trump's handling of the ongoing conflicts across the world -- including Russia's invasion into Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and Gaza.
U.S. allies called an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council after a series of incidents raised alarm about growing Russian threats to Europe.
NATO faces increased Russian testing through gray-zone tactics as Trump warns the Ukraine war could lead to World War III with Moscow.
Europe is said to be preparing for war following the rising tensions between NATO and Russia. A German general recently claimed that if a war with Russia were to begin, we would be seeing a daily death count on the battlefield that wouldn't have been seen in decades.
Alongside the higher military spending that Germany and NATO allies agreed on this year, the alliance is encouraging members to increase personnel numbers. Berlin wants to add tens of thousands of service members.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she cannot rule out the possibility that Russia is behind the major disruption to Copenhagen airport caused by drones flying in the area, calling it a "serious attack" on the NATO ally's critical infrastructure.
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