'Russia is preparing for long-term confrontation, with Ukraine and with us,' Mark Rutte said, adding: 'We are not ready for what is coming our way in four to five years.'
The head of
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.
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