Great Britain. NATO boss Mark Rutte called for a four -time increase in air defense expenditure

NATO needs a 400 % increase in air and missile defense capacity – said the secretary general of the Alliance Mark Rutte during a visit to London.

– We must make a huge jump in our collective defense. The fact is that the danger will not disappear, even after the war in Ukraine – said the Secretary General NATO Mark Rutte at a conference organized by Think Tank Chatham House in London. – NATO needs a 400 % increase in the ability (in terms of) air and anti -cancer defense – he added.

– We see in Ukraine how Russia sowing terror from heaven, so we must strengthen the shield that protects our airspace – he emphasized and reminded that Russia has established cooperation with China, North Korea and Iran.

“He produces more weapons than we thought,” said Rutte. – As for ammunition, Russia produces it within three months as much as all NATO forces produce during the year – he alerted.

Rutte in London

The head of NATO met in London with the prime minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer, who, so far, has committed the British side to increase defense expenses to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027 and up to 3 percent GDP after this date.

Fragments of Rutti's speech at the Think Tank Chatham House conference were revealed earlier on Monday. The Russian authorities immediately referred to him.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pieskow He assessed that plans to increase NATO expenditure on air defense are confrontational and will be expensive to European taxpayers. According to Piesków, NATO “dropped the mask” and proved that it is “an instrument of aggression and confrontation”, not “maintaining stability and safety on the continent.”

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