NATO's Rutte says billions in new defense contracts will be announced at summit
- Next month, NATO allies will announce tens of billions of dollars in defense-related deals at a summit in Turkey, NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday in Washington.
- Rutte highlighted a renewed push to reach a 5% GDP defense spending goal by 2035, while urging allies to overcome 'fragmented national defense industries' in Europe.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the summit, which reaffirms NATO's support for Ukraine in its more than four-year-old battle against Russian occupation forces.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin will receive a strong message that the 32-member alliance is ready to respond to any 'silly move against us,' Rutte warned.
- In direct comments to the Russian leader, Rutte stated that Putin 'is not afraid of commitments, he is afraid of implementing commitments,' emphasizing alliance resolve.
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Allies to Announce Billions in Defense Investment Plans at NATO Summit, Says Rutte
NATO allies will reaffirm their commitment to the defense alliance and announce billions in defense spending during July’s summit in Turkey, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said. “At Ankara, we are going to show the world that we are delivering on the commitments we made in The Hague last year,” the NATO chief said during a speech to the Atlantic Council on June 25, alluding to allies’ commitment to increase defense spending to 5 percent o…
According to the NATO Secretary General, allies must continue to increase defense industrial production.
NATO to announce 'tens of billions of dollars' in new defense contracts at Ankara summit
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday that the alliance will unveil tens of billions of dollars in new defense contracts at next month’s summit in Türkiye’s capital, Ankara, as member states seek to expand military production and strengthen collective security capabilities.
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