The power of NATO to deter other states from aggression is in “doubt” because its members do not spend enough money on defence, the Secretary General warns, calling for a revival of European defence industries and spending increases.
The world is becoming more dangerous, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte again warns as he continues his campaign to cajole the member states of the alliance to at least meet their minimum obligations, never mind respond to the Ukraine war and President Trump’s calls for Europe to take more responsibility for its own defence.
Speaking alongside British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer — whose main impact at the joint statement was appearing to flee press as questioning turned to whether he had broken the coronavirus lockdown rules
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