US EditionNATO Secretary General Rutte to ask allies to up military spending
- On June 9, 2025, in London, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte urged member countries to quadruple their air and missile defense capabilities to address potential Russian threats.
- Rutte's demand follows Russia's heavy drone and missile attacks on western Ukraine and ongoing instability from its full-scale 2022 invasion.
- He stressed that NATO countries should increase defense budgets to 5% of GDP, allocating 3.5% specifically to core defense, ahead of the upcoming summit in the Netherlands.
- Rutte emphasized that without increased investments, NATO's defense capabilities will lack credibility, and highlighted that Russia is accelerating its weapons production at a faster pace than previously anticipated.
- The call signals a planned strengthening of NATO’s military posture to deter aggression and protect about one billion people amid persistent security threats.
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For the leader of the 5-star Movement, Giuseppe Conte, the Meloni re-armament plan is madness. Where do you want to take us? Meanwhile, it cuts on school and health care and leaves low salaries. But for Conte also the proposal of NATO to allocate 5% of the GDP of member countries to military expenditures is crazy, it would cost us 100 billion euros. Where do we go to get that money?. L'articolo Conte: "Follia the Meloni re-armament plan. 5% of G…
NATO's Rutte Warns of Russian Threat, Urges Arms Surge
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned on Monday that Russia could pose a military threat to the alliance within five years, urging a quantum leap in defense spending and military capabilities, including a proposed target of 5% of GDP, ahead of a high-stakes NATO summit where President Donald Trump is expected to push for increased contributions.
Head of Nato calls for 5% defence spending
The Prime Minister is under pressure to find more money for defence. Lots more money. Nato chief Mark Rutte is currently in town. Speaking at the Chatham House think tank in London, he warned alliance members that Russia could be ready to attack them within five years and “hope is not a strategy”. He wants them to spend five percent of their GDP on defence – a target President Trump has called for.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte urged the allies to increase their defence costs massively and to build more weapons, warning that Russian leader Vladimir Putin could launch an attack by 2030.
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