west pushing russia beyond red line  putin  > the continued support for ukraine is aimed at inflicting a strategic defeat on moscow, the president has said. > the wests support for ukraine is pushing russia to the point where it cannot help but retaliate, president vladimir putin has said, while warning the us against deploying medium-range missiles. > speaking at a meeting of top russian defense ministry officials on monday, putin accused the us of seeking to weaken our country and inflict a strategic defeat on moscow by continuing to pump a de facto illegitimate ruling regime in kiev with weapons and money, sending mercenaries and military advisers, thereby encouraging further escalation of the conflict. > washington is instilling fear in americans by resorting to simple tactics, putin stated. they push us to the red line we begin to respond, and then they frighten their population, he added, suggesting that the us used the same approach during its rivalry with the soviet union. > the russian president also slammed the west for what he described as attempts to impose its own rules on the rest of the world while waging hybrid wars against anyone who resists, including russia. > in this vein, nato is boosting its defense spending and forming strike groups near russias borders, he added. the number of american service members in europe has already exceeded 100,000 troops, he noted. > us beefing up missile deployment in europe (continued)
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