NATO 3.0: Rutte Warns Europe — ‘Russia Is A Long-Term Threat’; Europe Must Spend More | WORLD NEWS

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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday warned that Russia poses a long-term threat to Europe and urged allies to maintain higher defence spending, expand military production and continue supporting Ukraine. Speaking at a conference of German heads of mission in Berlin, Rutte said Russia was spending more than 10% of national income on defence and had placed much of its industrial base behind the war effort, while replenishing its military stockpiles. He said NATO could defend itself today but needed to sustain its investment to remain capable of countering Russia in the coming years. Rutte also defended U.S. President Donald Trump’s longstanding demand for greater European defence spending, saying Trump was right that it was unsustainable for European allies to spend substantially less than the United States. German officials said Berlin was investing 124.7 billion euros in core defence capabilities this year, with spending expected to reach at least 3.5% of GDP by 2029. Rutte s

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