US EditionNATO Chief Calls for 400% Expansion of Air and Missile Defenses Ahead of Hague Summit
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged member countries to boost their air and missile defense capabilities fourfold to address the growing Russian threat during a speech in London on June 9, 2025.
- This call comes in the context of Russia's large-scale military offensive against Ukraine that began in early 2022, alongside increasing concerns about Moscow’s possible readiness to engage militarily within the next five years.
- Rutte proposed raising military spending to 3.5% of economic output, plus 1.5% for defence-related infrastructure, with NATO members expected to agree to these targets this month.
- He stressed that relying on optimism is insufficient for security and called for a substantial increase in armored vehicles and a massive boost in artillery munitions to sustain effective deterrence.
- The proposals imply a significant expansion of NATO’s collective defense capabilities and an escalating financial commitment amid sustained instability in Europe.
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According to NATO chief Mark Rutte, NATO must increase its air defense fivefold and invest in tanks and ammunition. Most of the participants in the position agree with Rutte that Europe must invest heavily in defense. "Freedom costs money," they say.
NATO Chief Calls for ‘Quantum Leap’ in Defense and Says Russia Could Attack in 5 Years
NATO members need to increase their air and missile defenses by 400% to counter the threat from Russia, the head of the military alliance said Monday, warning that Moscow could be ready to attack it within five years. Secretary-General Mark Rutte said during a visit to London that he expects the 32 NATO members to agree to a big hike in military spending at a summit in the Netherlands this month. Speaking at the Chatham House think tank, Rutte s…
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