NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that it was now necessary for members to move to a war footing and urged for an increase in defense spending and production.
Rutte added that NATO now has tens of thousands of troops on high alert should they be needed to defend allied territory.
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Rutte added that NATO now has tens of thousands of troops on high alert should they be needed to defend allied territory.
#nato #eu #defense #fyp #news #russia #ukraine #usa
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00:00Our deterrence is good. For now. But it is tomorrow I am worried about.
00:08We are not ready for what is coming our way in four to five years.
00:15Danger is moving towards us at full speed. We must not look the other way. We must face it.
00:23What is happening in Ukraine could happen here too. And regardless of the outcome of this war,
00:30we will not be safe in the future unless we are prepared to deal with danger. We can do that.
00:38We can prevent the next big war on NATO territory and preserve our way of life.
00:45This requires us all to be faster and fiercer. It is time to shift to a wartime mindset
00:53and turbocharge our defence production and defence spending.