NATO receives German peace prize as Merz says 'Ukraine mustn't fall'

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2026-10-01

Münster, Germany (dpa) - The Western defence alliance NATO was awarded a German peace prize on Thursday for its contribution to the European peace order, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz warning against the consequences of Russia prevailing in Ukraine. "If we fail to rein in Moscow, then sooner or later the Russian war machine will turn against us, against NATO itself. We must not turn a blind eye to this danger," he told the audience at the Histor......

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