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NATO Chief Warns Russia Could Attack Alliance in 5 Years
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged increased defense spending and support for Ukraine, warning that Russia produces 150 tanks monthly and Europe is already in harm's way.
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Berlin urged NATO's 32 member countries to rapidly increase defence spending to prevent a war like that endured by past generations.
- Rutte warned that Russia is increasing its weapons production and is close to 'peak production' of attack drones and missiles, adding more than 1 million Russian troops have been killed or injured.
- Allies and partners have pledged contributions to the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, with over two-thirds of NATO members committed and Australia and New Zealand contributing over $4b in military supplies.
- Time is running out, Rutte said, adding that NATO allies must act now because failing to increase defence spending faster raises the odds that Russian President Vladimir Putin will launch an attack on NATO territory.
- Last week, Pentagon reports about a 2027 shift prompted debate while Johann Wadephul said Germany aims to reach the 5% of GDP NATO defence benchmark before 2035.
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Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Sijjarto said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte was “inflaming military tensions” after his statement that Alliance countries could be Russia's next target.
The Secretary General of NATO issued a warning to Europe that a world war with Russia could strike every home in Europe and cause immense destruction, calling for preparations for it...
·Amman, Jordan
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In a speech in Germany on Thursday 11 December, Mark Rutte warned NATO countries about a widening of the conflict with Russia.
"We are facing a conflict on the scale of the war that our grandparents and great-grandparents suffered," Rutte warns. "We have to act now to defend our way of life," adds Leer.
·Madrid, Spain
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Leaning Left35Leaning Right53Center36Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Right
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- 43% of the sources lean Right
43% Right
L 28%
C 29%
R 43%
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