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Zelenskyy discusses security guarantees for Ukraine with Nato, European leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte and other European leaders on Wednesday, aiming to get immediate help to bolster Kyiv's war effort and discuss longer-term security guarantees. Zelenskyy told reporters that Wednesday's talks in Brussels, and a discussion with the European Union's 27 national leaders the following day, were "a very good opportunity to …

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5 days, 13 hours ago

FirstUp: NSA Doval in China for talks, Nato chief to meet Zelenskyy in Brussels... The big headlines

Firstpost

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in China to discuss the border dispute. Firstly, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will visit China to participate in the India-China Special Representatives’ talks while Nato chief Mark Rutte will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels. Indian Navy’s latest survey ship INS Nirdeshak is set to be …

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1 week, 2 days ago

What will it cost to defend Britain from a growing Russian threat?

The Independent

New secretary general of Nato Mark Rutte has warned that Russia is preparing for “long-term confrontation. Rutte’s inaugural speech didn’t include a specific goal, but there are widespread reports that he’d like to see the target for defence spending among the 32 Nato member states raised from 2 per cent to 3 per cent, and he has even mentioned a …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Europe ‘will spend more’ on defence, Nato head suggests

Live Mint

- Europe “will spend more” on defence, the head of Nato has suggested, after he warned that “it is time to shift to a wartime mindset”. Mark Rutte, the organisation’s secretary general, told the BBC that US president-elect Donald Trump was “right” that there should be more spending on defence. Speaking to the BBC on Thursday, Mr Rutte said: “My …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Europe ‘will spend more’ on defence, Nato head suggests

Live Mint

- Europe “will spend more” on defence, the head of Nato has suggested, after he warned that “it is time to shift to a wartime mindset”. Mark Rutte, the organisation’s secretary general, told the BBC that US president-elect Donald Trump was “right” that there should be more spending on defence. Speaking to the BBC on Thursday, Mr Rutte said: “My …

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‘Shift to wartime mindset’: Nato chief calls for budget boost as Putin eyes ‘long-term confrontation'

Firstpost

European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation are holding meetings to pitch an increase in the bloc’s target to 3 per cent at its annual summit next June North Atlantic Treaty Organisation chief Mark Rutte has called for raising defence budget by respective member nations. Rutte has said that the alliance’s defence spending needs to be much bigger than …

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NATO boss calls for much higher defense spending to counter Russia

CNN

Brussels, Belgium Reuters — NATO head Mark Rutte warned the US-led transatlantic alliance on Thursday that it was not ready for the threats it would face from Russia in the coming years and called for a shift to a wartime mindset - with much higher defense spending. Rutte said future spending would have to be much higher than the current …

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NATO boss calls for much higher defense spending to counter Russia

CNN

Brussels, Belgium Reuters — NATO head Mark Rutte warned the US-led transatlantic alliance on Thursday that it was not ready for the threats it would face from Russia in the coming years and called for a shift to a wartime mindset - with much higher defense spending. Rutte said future spending would have to be much higher than the current …

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1 week, 3 days ago

More Dutch preparing emergency packs as NATO chief Rutte warns of war readiness

NL Times

“We are not ready for what is coming our way in four to five years,” NATO chief Mark Rutte said about a war a coming war in his first major speech since taking the job. And not very much further, the North Korean soldiers are fighting.” NATO members, Canada and European Union countries in particular need to “shift to a …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, minister says

CNN

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Russia launched a widespread attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, forcing the country to implement emergency power outages, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday. “The losses of the Russian occupiers in the Pokrovsk direction are consistently high, especially in manpower,” Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Friday. He also acknowledged that “for several months now, the Pokrovsk direction …

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Nato chief warns West ‘not ready’ to deal with Russian threat

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While a number of Nato member states – including the Netherlands, where Mr Rutte stepped …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Jefe de la OTAN advierte que Putin busca un enfrentamiento prolongado con Europa

Associated Press

BRUSELAS — El secretario general de la OTAN Mark Rutte advirtió el jueves que el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin quiere “borrar a Ucrania del mapa” y podría ir después por otras partes de Europa, mientras instaba a los europeos a presionar a sus gobiernos para aumentar el gasto en defensa. Afirmó que la gente debería prepararse para la posibilidad de …

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1 week, 3 days ago

NATO chief warns that Putin wants long-term confrontation with Europe after Ukraine

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to “wipe Ukraine off the map” and could come after other parts of Europe next, as he urged Europeans to press their governments to ramp up defense spending. Rutte noted that defense spending has risen sharply in Europe, with 23 allies expected to reach …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

As Russia and China rewrite rules of war, NATO adapts its game plan

Live Mint

BRUSSELS—NATO was created to fight a shooting war against Moscow. Russia presents the most immediate threat, Rutte and other allied officials say, because it is using what are called hybrid attacks in response to the West’s support for Ukraine’s resistance to Moscow’s invasion. “What we don’t want is a situation in which everything that happens anywhere is suddenly attributed to …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Is Trump 2.0 making Russia-Ukraine peace talks difficult?

Firstpost

Even though US President-elect Donald Trump has said he would end the war in Ukraine at the earliest, the approach he and his advisers have outlined may end up making peace talks difficult Even as US President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours, there are indications he may end up becoming an obstacle. …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending as Trump returns to White House

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte led a fresh push Wednesday for European countries to ramp up defense spending, a budget shortfall that President-elect Donald Trump used to berate U.S. allies during his first term in office, severely damaging trust. After Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula a decade ago, NATO leaders agreed to halt the defense cuts that began when …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

New Nato chief warns Trump not to push Ukraine deal that would have Putin and Iran ‘high-fiving’

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The new secretary-general of Nato has warned Donald Trump not to …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

NATO chief urges increased defence spending as Trump presidency looms

Al Jazeera

Mark Rutte says to maintain current level of deterrence, 2 percent of GDP spending is not sufficient. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has urged members of the alliance to ramp up defence spending as countries brace for renewed pressure from United States President-elect Donald Trump. After Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula a decade ago, NATO leaders agreed to halt the defence …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending

LA Times

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, front center, speaks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels this week. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte led a fresh push Wednesday for European countries to ramp up defense spending, tackling a budget shortfall that President-elect Donald Trump used to berate U.S. allies during his first …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

NATO’s chief avoids talk of Ukraine’s membership. He says the priority is helping Kyiv defend itself

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Tuesday sidestepped questions about Ukraine’s possible membership in the military alliance, saying that the priority now must be to strengthen the country’s hand in any future peace talks with Russia by sending it more weapons. Rutte’s remarks, ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, came days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

US to face 'dire threats' if Ukraine is made to accept Russia's terms, Nato chief warns Trump

Firstpost

Nato chief Mark Rutte said he has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that the United States would face ‘dire threats’ if Ukraine is forced into making a peace deal that is favourable to Russia Nato chief Mark Rutte has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that the United States would face “dire threats” if Ukraine is made to accept Russia’s terms. …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

NATO leader Rutte: The Netherlands must significantly boost defense spending

NL Times

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called for substantial increases in defense spending by the Netherlands, emphasizing that the current NATO guideline of 2 percent of national income is insufficient for long-term security. As a former Dutch prime minister who was initially slow to meet NATO’s two percent goal, Rutte acknowledged the challenges of reallocating resources. The Netherlands currently adheres to …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

New NATO chief Rutte says alliance ‘needs to go further’ in support for Ukraine

Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece — NATO’s new Secretary General Mark Rutte on Tuesday said the alliance “needs to go further” to support Ukraine in its fight against a Russian invasion and accused Moscow of dangerously escalating the conflict by bringing in thousands of North Korean troops. “In pursuing its illegal war in Ukraine, Russia makes use of North Korean weapons and troops, …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

VVD Senate leader Edith Schippers quits to focus on CEO role

Dutch News

Former health minister Edith Schippers is stepping down as coalition party VVD’s leader in the Senate, citing the difficulties of combining the role with her job as head of a pharmaceutical company. That has been the case for my position as party leader, with the attendant demands on my time.” Health minister Schippers was health minister during Rutte’s first three …

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Zelenskyy discusses security guarantees for Ukraine with Nato, European leaders

FirstUp: NSA Doval in China for talks, Nato chief to meet Zelenskyy in Brussels... The big headlines

What will it cost to defend Britain from a growing Russian threat?

Europe ‘will spend more’ on defence, Nato head suggests

Europe ‘will spend more’ on defence, Nato head suggests

‘Shift to wartime mindset’: Nato chief calls for budget boost as Putin eyes ‘long-term confrontation'

NATO boss calls for much higher defense spending to counter Russia

NATO boss calls for much higher defense spending to counter Russia

More Dutch preparing emergency packs as NATO chief Rutte warns of war readiness

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, minister says

Nato chief warns West ‘not ready’ to deal with Russian threat

Jefe de la OTAN advierte que Putin busca un enfrentamiento prolongado con Europa

NATO chief warns that Putin wants long-term confrontation with Europe after Ukraine

As Russia and China rewrite rules of war, NATO adapts its game plan

Is Trump 2.0 making Russia-Ukraine peace talks difficult?

NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending as Trump returns to White House

New Nato chief warns Trump not to push Ukraine deal that would have Putin and Iran ‘high-fiving’

NATO chief urges increased defence spending as Trump presidency looms

NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending

NATO’s chief avoids talk of Ukraine’s membership. He says the priority is helping Kyiv defend itself

US to face 'dire threats' if Ukraine is made to accept Russia's terms, Nato chief warns Trump

NATO leader Rutte: The Netherlands must significantly boost defense spending

New NATO chief Rutte says alliance ‘needs to go further’ in support for Ukraine

VVD Senate leader Edith Schippers quits to focus on CEO role