The head of NATO has warned the alliance is not ready for the threats it will face from Russia in the coming years and that it is time to shift to a wartime mindset.
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| Mark Rutte, NATO Sec Gen |
Mark Rutte, the secretary general of the organisation, said NATO members had spent more than 3% of GDP on defence during the Cold War and argued future spending would have to be much higher than the alliance’s current target of 2%.
“Russia is preparing for long-term confrontation, with Ukraine and with us,” Mr Rutte said during a speech in Brussels.
“We are not ready for what is coming our way in four to five years.”
He added: “It is time to shift to a wartime mindset, and turbocharge our defence production and defence spending.”
Mr Rutte said the current security situation was the “worst in my lifetime”. news.sky.com
