Moscow Says NATO De Facto At War With Russia, Polish FM Says West Too Scared To Fight; Big AfD Gains (Alexander Mercouris)

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Russia has been fighting NATO since the very beginning. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 17, 2025.]