The announcement Friday thatAlexei Navalny had died coincided with the 17th anniversary of a speech President Vladimir Putin delivered in Munich — a lecture many Kremlin watchers see as a declaration of war on the West.
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The announcement Friday thatAlexei Navalny had died coincided with the 17th anniversary of a speech President Vladimir Putin delivered in Munich a lecture many Kremlin watchers see as a declaration of war on the West.
Former president Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on NATO on Saturday, claiming he suggested to a foreign leader that he would encourage Russia to do "whatever the hell they want" to member countries he views as not spending enough on their own defense.