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Washington Post
a day ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
NATO chief Rutte calls for 400% increase in the alliance's air and missile defense
LONDON — NATO members need to increase their air and missile defenses by 400% to counter the threat from Russia, the head of the military alliance plans to say on Monday. Secretary-General Mark Rutte will say during a visit to London that NATO must take a 'quantum leap in our collective defense' to face growing instability and threats, according to extracts released by NATO before Rutte's speech.
Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
NATO's Rutte Calls For ‘Quantum Leap' in Defense Investment
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said members of the military alliance need to deliver a 'quantum leap' in their collective defense amid the ongoing threat from Russia. 'Danger will not disappear even when the war in Ukraine ends,' Rutte is due to say at a speech at Chatham House in London on Monday. 'We must have more forces and capabilities to implement our defense plans in full.'
Bloomberg
5 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
NATO Adopts Military Buildup Plans as Part of New Spending Goal
NATO member states signed off on the military alliance's most ambitious military ramp-up since the Cold War as leaders closed in on an agreement to ratchet up spending at a summit later this month. North Atlantic Treaty Organization defense ministers met in Brussels to formally adopt so-called capability targets, a set of highly classified lists of weaponry and personnel that each country must contribute to the alliance's defense plans. It includes a five-fold increase in ground-based air-defense systems capabilities, Bloomberg reported this week.
The Independent
7 days ago
- Business
- The Independent
Lee Jae Myung vows ‘lasting peace' with North Korea in inauguration speech after South Korea election victory
South Korea 's new President Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday he'll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan. He said in his inaugural address a day after his election that his government will deal with potential North Korean aggressions with 'a strong deterrence' based on the solid South Korea-U.S. military alliance. But he would also leave the door open for dialogue with North Korea and establish peace on the Korean Peninsula. He said he'll pursue pragmatic diplomacy and boost a trilateral Seoul - Washington - Tokyo cooperation based on the South Korea-US alliance. Lee, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea's leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and corruption, won a snap election Tuesday that was triggered by the removal of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated imposition of martial law late last year. Lee's term began immediately without the usual two-month transition period after the National Election Commission formally confirmed his victory Wednesday morning. In a telephone call with Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Myung-soo, Lee asked the military to closely monitor North Korean moves and maintain a solid readiness based on the combined South Korea-US military alliance, according to local TV footage. Lee later visited the national cemetery in Seoul to pay respects to late Korean leaders, patriots and war dead who are buried there.
The Independent
7 days ago
- General
- The Independent
South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung says he'll bolster US-Japan ties and pursue talks with North
South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday he'll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan. He said in his inaugural address a day after his election that his government will deal with potential North Korean aggressions with 'a strong deterrence' based on the solid South Korea-U.S. military alliance. But he would also leave the door open for dialogue with North Korea and establish peace on the Korean Peninsula. He said he'll pursue pragmatic diplomacy and boost a trilateral Seoul-Washington-Tokyo cooperation based on the South Korea-U.S. alliance. Lee, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea's leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and corruption, won a snap election Tuesday that was triggered by the removal of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated imposition of martial law late last year. Lee's term began immediately without the usual two-month transition period after the National Election Commission formally confirmed his victory Wednesday morning. In a telephone call with Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Myung-soo, Lee asked the military to closely monitor North Korean moves and maintain a solid readiness based on the combined South Korea-U.S. military alliance, according to local TV footage. Lee later visited the national cemetery in Seoul to pay respects to late Korean leaders, patriots and war dead who are buried there.
