'Russia's Economy On War Footing': NATO's Rutte & EU Chief Ursula Issue Stark Warning To Europe

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte issued a sweeping mandate for continental militarization on Tuesday at the NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum in Ankara, declaring that Europe's era of outsourcing its defense responsibilities to the United States has permanently concluded. Detailing a landmark strategy co-authored for The Economist, Von der Leyen announced that the European Union is executing an unprecedented "Rearm Europe" initiative designed to mobilize up to €800 billion by 2030, with €150 billion specifically ring-fenced for joint weapons procurement to bridge deep capability gaps in air defense, fighter aviation, and tactical stockpiles. Highlighting the critical need to counter Russia's wholesale transition to a war footing alongside its axis with North Korea, Iran, and China, Rutte called for a structural transformation of Western industrial capacity unparalleled since the Cold War. In a significant shift toward strategic r

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