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Rutte urges NATO countries to increase defense spending
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has called on Alliance members to increase their defense spending beyond the shared target of 2% of GDP. This target, set 10 years ago, is now considered too low due to new challenges posed by Russia,
NATO's Rutte Calls for Raising Defence Spending Above 2% of GDP
NATO's Rutte Calls for Raising Defence Spending Above 2% of GDP By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) -NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged member states of the alliance on ...
Pentagon says US defense, NATO chiefs discuss need for more spending, lethality
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte discussed the alliance in a call on Wednesday, including "building a stronger, more lethal NATO Alliance" and raising allied defense spending,
NATO chief says Russia 'trying to destabilize our countries' and calls for more defence spending
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrives at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
NATO chief urges members to increase defense spending
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on alliance members to increase their defense spending beyond the previously set goal of 2% of national output. This request comes in response to new challenges that have emerged since the target was established a decade ago.
Denmark to increase military spending in North Atlantic by $2 billion amid row with Trump over Greenland
The Defense Ministry in Copenhagen said those will include three new Arctic naval vessels, two additional long-range ...
At least 11 Baltic undersea cables have been damaged in 15 months, prompting NATO to up its guard
NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine ...
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Pity the Poesy: Mark Rutte, NATO and Spending for War
Now men will go content with what we spoiled. Or, discontent, boil bloody, and be spilled. - Wilfred Owen, “Strange Meeting” ...
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Rutte discusses continued support for Ukraine in Spain, Portugal
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed continued support for Ukraine with the leadership of Portugal and Spain. — ...
NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance’s credibility
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the ...
NATO Not Involved in Decisions Over Diversity Staffing in Military, Rutte Says
DAVOS (Reuters) - NATO is not involved in decisions taken by member states, such as the United States, over hiring in the ...
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Portugal taken to task over minimal defense spending rise amid Russian menacing
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Lajes Field in the Azores in 2022. The base in the Portuguese island ...
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NATO Urged to Boost Defence Spending Amid New Russian Challenges
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urges members to increase defence spending beyond the 2% GDP target due to emerging threats ...
Danish leader on European tour as Copenhagen moves to strengthen presence around Greenland
Denmark’s prime minister is on a tour of major European capitals as the continent faces what she called “a more uncertain ...
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NATO-Ukraine Council: Rutte meets with Stefanishyna in Brussels
The NATO-Ukraine Council held a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels with the participation of Ukraine's Deputy Prime ...