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Spectator
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Spectator
Keir Starmer must raise defence spending higher and faster
Mark Rutte, the former prime minister of the Netherlands, has been secretary general of Nato for less than nine months. He knew when he decided to seek the job that it would not be easy, but even the famously phlegmatic and unflappable Dutchman cannot have foreseen the intensity of events. On Monday, he gave a speech at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, better known as Chatham House. Rutte's address was billed as preparation for the annual Nato Summit, taking place in The Hague later this month. It allowed him to sketch out an agenda, and he did so with clarity and frankness, focusing on defence spending and the immediacy of the threat posed to Nato member states by Russia and its network of allies.
Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
NATO Secretary General Rutte to ask allies to up military spending
June 9 (UPI) -- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was expected to call for member nations and allies to increase defense spending in London on Monday. Rutte is set to deliver remarks at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, a British think tank also known as Chatham House, in London and meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the visit to London. 'The fact is, we need a quantum leap in our collective defense,' he is expected to say according to remarks shared with reporters. It is anticipated that Rutte will ask NATO allies to increase their defense spending by 400%. He's likely to lay out an outline for why it's necessary for each to agree to up their military spending to 5% of GDP when they meet at a summit in The Hague later this month. 'The work ahead of us for the [NATO summit] in The Hague is clear,' Rutte posted to X Thursday. 'We need a new defense investment plan that will ensure we have the resources we need to be able to deter and defend in this more dangerous world.' Each will be asked to invest millions more on tanks and artillery shells as Rutte will focus on the possibility of an aggressive Russia in the future. 'The fact is, danger will not disappear even when the war in Ukraine ends,' Rutte is expected to say while adding that, that Russia won't back down on its military even if and after when its war on Ukraine ends. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskovalready reportedly responded Monday to what Rutte is expected to discuss and said that NATO 'is demonstrating itself as an instrument of aggression and confrontation.' NATo already announced Friday that Rutte will ask for its allies to spend 3.5% of that 5% on core defense, with the other 1.5% to go to defense and security-related investments. Rutte is also slated to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer while in London Monday. Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
NATO Secretary General Rutte to ask allies to up military spending
June 9 (UPI) -- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was expected to call for member nations and allies to increase defense spending in London on Monday. Rutte is set to deliver remarks at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, a British think tank also known as Chatham House, in London and meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the visit to London. "The fact is, we need a quantum leap in our collective defense," he is expected to say according to remarks shared with reporters. It is anticipated that Rutte will ask NATO allies to increase their defense spending by 400%. He's likely to lay out an outline for why it's necessary for each to agree to up their military spending to 5% of GDP when they meet at a summit in The Hague later this month. "The work ahead of us for the [NATO summit] in The Hague is clear," Rutte posted to X Thursday. "We need a new defense investment plan that will ensure we have the resources we need to be able to deter and defend in this more dangerous world." Each will be asked to invest millions more on tanks and artillery shells as Rutte will focus on the possibility of an aggressive Russia in the future. "The fact is, danger will not disappear even when the war in Ukraine ends," Rutte is expected to say while adding that, that Russia won't back down on its military even if and after when its war on Ukraine ends. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov already reportedly responded Monday to what Rutte is expected to discuss and said that NATO "is demonstrating itself as an instrument of aggression and confrontation." NATo already announced Friday that Rutte will ask for its allies to spend 3.5% of that 5% on core defense, with the other 1.5% to go to defense and security-related investments. Rutte is also slated to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer while in London Monday.
UPI
2 days ago
- Business
- UPI
NATO Secretary General Rutte to ask allies to up military spending
June 9 (UPI) -- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was expected to call for member nations and allies to increase defense spending in London on Monday. Rutte is set to deliver remarks at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, a British think tank also known as Chatham House, in London and meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the visit to London. "The fact is, we need a quantum leap in our collective defense," he is expected to say according to remarks shared with reporters. It is anticipated that Rutte will ask NATO allies to increase their defense spending by 400%. He's likely to lay out an outline for why it's necessary for each to agree to up their military spending to 5% of GDP when they meet at a summit in The Hague later this month. "The work ahead of us for the [NATO summit] in The Hague is clear," Rutte posted to X Thursday. "We need a new defense investment plan that will ensure we have the resources we need to be able to deter and defend in this more dangerous world." Each will be asked to invest millions more on tanks and artillery shells as Rutte will focus on the possibility of an aggressive Russia in the future. "The fact is, danger will not disappear even when the war in Ukraine ends," Rutte is expected to say while adding that, that Russia won't back down on its military even if and after when its war on Ukraine ends. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov already reportedly responded Monday to what Rutte is expected to discuss and said that NATO "is demonstrating itself as an instrument of aggression and confrontation." NATo already announced Friday that Rutte will ask for its allies to spend 3.5% of that 5% on core defense, with the other 1.5% to go to defense and security-related investments. Rutte is also slated to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer while in London Monday.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Former Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhnyi: USA is destroying world order
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's ambassador to the UK and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has accused the United States of "destroying the world order". Source: Zaluzhnyi during his speech at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), cited by The Times Quote: "It is not just the axis of evil trying to revise the world order … The US is destroying the world order. It is obvious the White House has questioned the unity of the whole western world. And now Washington is trying to delegate the security issues to Europe without the participation of the US." Details: The Times notes that Zaluzhnyi also warned that NATO could cease to exist and Russia would come for Europe next. Background: On 28 February, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance had a row over the war in Ukraine at the White House in raised voices in front of the TV cameras. Prior to this, Trump had said at the meeting with Zelenskyy that he was "for both Ukraine and Russia". Trump later said that Zelenskyy had been disrespectful to the US and was not ready for peace. On 4 March, it was reported that US President Donald Trump had ordered the suspension of all military aid to Ukraine, intensifying pressure on Zelenskyy following the spat at the White House. In addition, the United States has halted all intelligence sharing with Ukraine, particularly data on military targets and warnings about Russian missile and drone launches on Ukrainian territory. Trump's national security adviser, Mike Waltz, later said preparations were underway for a new round of talks between the US and Ukraine. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
