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Rutte: Europe must increase defense spending

2025-02-15 19:49:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
Rutte: Europe must increase defense spending
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Saturday that Europe must increase its spending. The alliance leader gave a speech at the Munich Security Conference where he called on NATO's European members to come up with concrete proposals and ideas, increase spending, continue training and supply weapons .

He added that NATO countries' current target of 2% defense spending is likely to be replaced by a much higher figure. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the United States is right to say that Europe does not spend enough on defense .

Meanwhile, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Saturday at the Munich Conference that Europe will have to make difficult choices and sacrifices to confront the threats to it and guarantee its security.

" We must prepare. We will have to face difficult days, make difficult decisions and even sacrifices that we did not expect until now to guarantee this security, " Barrot said, speaking to reporters.

Minister Barrot also said that after a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, he believes that the US administration is still forming its opinion on how the US should handle the Ukraine crisis.

Meanwhile , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for the creation of a European army, saying the continent can no longer rely on the United States for protection and will only be respected by Washington with a strong military.

He reiterated that Ukraine/ VOA





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