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NATO commander warns Putin is accepting greater risks
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At a security conference in Tallinn, NATO deputy commander Sir John Stringer said Vladimir Putin is becoming more willing to accept risks and may seek to divide NATO allies. Other officials disagreed about the likelihood of a direct Russian attack on NATO.
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AllegedNATO deputy commander Sir John Stringer said Vladimir Putin is becoming increasingly cavalier, dangerous and willing to accept risks.
“increasingly cavalier, dangerous and risk accepting”
AllegedStringer said Putin is seeking to divide Western allies during the war in Ukraine.
“as he seeks to divide Western allies”
AllegedStringer warned that Putin would like to provoke NATO into overreacting.
“Putin would like to provoke the alliance into an "overreaction."”