Rutte warns Russia's army could threaten NATO after Ukraine war

NATO chief Mark Rutte, speaking in an interview with a Telegram channel, reportedly said Russia spends 40% of its state budget on defense and urged Europe to expand defense industry. He also said Ukraine is unlikely to regain all its territory, and that only Zelensky and Ukraine can decide on a deal.

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NATO's Rutte on Ukraine: It does not seem very likely that anyone will win this war outright. We have to hope that this war is brought to an end, although it is unlikely that Ukraine will regain all… (clashreport on Telegram)
NATO's Rutte on the U.S.-Russia diesel deal: I understand the panic in Europe over that diesel deal. I raised an eyebrow myself. But in the first half of this year, Europe bought €6 billion worth of… (clashreport on Telegram)
NATO's Rutte: The Russian threat is not necessarily manifesting itself directly on our borders right now, because so many of those soldiers are occupied in Ukraine. But we know that once that is… (clashreport on Telegram)
NATO's Rutte: Build up your armed forces. Make sure we make those investments and keep Ukraine strong. We must keep our eyes on the objective: preparing ourselves for the possibility of a major… (clashreport on Telegram)
NATO's Rutte: You must not forget that Ukraine currently has an army of around 800,000 soldiers. The entire German armed forces are about one-sixth of that. Ukraine has a very strong military, fully… (clashreport on Telegram)
NATO's Rutte: The whole of Russian industry is producing for the war economy. In Europe, the automotive industry produces cars. We must gradually start looking at how the automotive industry and… (clashreport on Telegram)
NATO's Rutte: The Russian armed forces have grown enormously, largely because of the war against Ukraine. They are now spending 40% of their state budget on defense. That amounts to about 12% to 15%… (clashreport on Telegram)
NATO's Rutte on the U.S. midterms: I sent Trump a short message the next day. In short: "Keep your chin up, and we carry on." America alone is bigger than all the other 31 allies combined. The… (clashreport on Telegram)

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