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Germany Deploys Naval Ships to Arctic Amid Russian Buildup

Germany Deploys Naval Ships to Arctic Amid Russian Buildup

Above: German Navy vessel Frankfurt am Main at the Übersee port in Rostock, northern Germany, on June 3, 2025. Image copyright: Focke Strangmann/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 20% chance that there will be a large-scale armed conflict in Russia before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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