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Both Finland and Sweden had been militarily non-aligned, but decided to join Nato after Russia invaded Ukraine on 23 February.
Both Finland and Sweden had been militarily non-aligned, but decided to join Nato after Russia invaded Ukraine on 23 February.
While the US drove the global growth, China and India, the top Asian military spenders, were respectively the second- and third-largest military spenders in the world, the report said.
Macron's comments came after the US president decided to pull troops out of north-eastern Syria last month without consulting his allies which initiated an offensive by the Turkish forces on Kurds.
Russia will take measures this year in its western military district to improve the preparedness of the troops, including its coastal forces, the air defence forces and logistics, Shoigu said.
