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		estefan on Nov 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Donald Trump is the president-elect of the U.S. Russian military spending has increased in real terms for the last few years and they've ordered 2000 high-spec new tanks. What do you think they need them for?

degorov on Nov 9, 2016 [–]

...and it's still 9 times less then US' military budget alone.

estefan on Nov 9, 2016 | [–]

Well that's the point isn't it. If the US don't honour their NATO obligations, there's nothing to stop a Russian land grab.

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