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NATO’s new strategy calling Russia biggest threat

NATO leaders are meeting in Madrid, where they announced a new strategic plan which names Russia as their most significant threat, instead of a partner. And for the first time, the alliance said China was becoming a challenge to NATO's security.

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At the Madrid summit, alliance leaders said they wanted to send a message to Russia, as NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Moscow's war in Ukraine presents the "biggest challenge" in the alliance's history.