Russia accuses NATO of preparing for war as Europe boosts military spending

Russia continues to view NATO as its primary security threat, with the Kremlin accusing Western nations of actively preparing for war by supplying Ukraine with long-range weapons and increasing military budgets. NATO leaders have pledged to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, while Germany has expanded its defence budget to around $114bn and Spain and Norway have increased theirs by nearly 50%. Finland has lifted its decades-old ban on nuclear weapons deployment, and Lithuania is considering following suit — developments Moscow says fundamentally alter regional security. Al Jazeera's Yulia Shapovalova reports from Moscow, Russia. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook:   / aljazeera   Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page:   / aljazeeraenglish   Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Russia #NATO #UkraineWar #NATOSpending #EuropeRearmament #MilitaryBuildUp #VladimirPutin #SergeyLavrov #NATOSummit #Finland #NuclearWeapons #BalticSecurity #LongRangeWeapons #EuropeanDefence