Russia, Ukraine and NATO
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Russian could attack Nato within five years, Mark Rutte said, warning allies to start ramping up preparations "now".
Former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said after the Ukraine war, Europe must be ready for further Russian aggression.
Ukraine has relinquished its ambition of joining the NATO military alliance in exchange for Western security guarantees as a compromise to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin.
MOSCOW, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Sunday that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's remarks about preparing for war with Russia were irresponsible and showed that he did not really understand the devastation wrought by World War Two.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Thursday that members of the alliance could be “Russia’s next target,” calling for a rapid rise in defense spending to prevent a war similar to those seen by past generations.
The Baltic states jointly announced new fortifications on their borders with Russia nearly two years ago.
NATO considers 'more aggressive' stance against Russia's hybrid warfare, including pre-emptive cyber operations, as tensions escalate over sabotage.
As Georgia balances its aspirations to join NATO against mounting pressure from the Russian Federation, a new security partnership is taking shape in the South Caucasus.