Rutte Insists that a Russian Missile Takes "Five Minutes More to Get to Madrid than to Tallinn" and Dismisses Giving Explanations to Spain and Portugal After His Criticisms
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NATO leader clarified that he was not referring only to the Iberian countries, but to the whole of Europe. Rutte said there was no need to meet with Montenegro: "I think I have nothing else to explain".
The Secretary General of NATO criticized Lisbon and Madrid for de-emphasizing Russia's threat, and the Portuguese government said that their attitude was regrettable. "I don't think I have anything to explain, anything," replied the leader of the Alliance Read
NATO's Secretary-General ensured that Portugal and Spain are fulfilling their responsibilities in defence, but insisted that European populations have different perceptions of Russia's threat.
<p>The Secretary-General of NATO clarifies that he did not criticize the Portuguese Government and warns that the geographical distance does not remove the threat from Russia.</p>
The Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, said on Thursday that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte "was unhappy, was slight, was unaware of a reality he should know with greater proximity", saying that in Portugal and Spain there are those who consider that the war in Ukraine is distant.
AGI - "For the most recent Russian missiles, the time it takes to reach Dublin, Amsterdam, Madrid or Rome is five minutes longer than it would take to get to Tallinn or Vilnius." This is what NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said, speaking to the media in the margins of the European political community in Dublin about the difference in perception of the Russian threat between the various European countries. "What I say throughout Europe is that…
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