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It is an ominous show of force, and an unmistakable signal by the US to Vladmir Putin. The White House says it wants to quadruple the money it spends on its forces in Europe. A move that could ramp up tensions between America and Russia, which US com

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Thank you. Thank you, very much. Chancellor Kohl, Governing Mayor Diepgen, ladies and gentlemen: Twenty four years ago, President John F. Kennedy visited Berlin, and speaking to the people of this city and the world at the city hall. Well since then