Foreign media: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte issued a severe warning in Germany, stating that Russia may attack NATO countries within the next five years. He pointed out that Russia has been escalating its "covert operations" (hybrid warfare / gray zone warfare) against Western societies, and called on allies to prepare and face wars on the scale experienced by their ancestors.
Rutte emphasized that supporting Ukraine is the cornerstone of European security; otherwise, Russia's military forces will further approach the NATO border, greatly increasing the risk of armed conflict.
He warned that Russia's economy has entered a wartime state (factories are mass-producing tanks, drones, and shells), while the defense production capacity of most Western allies, including the UK, is far behind this level. They need to quickly increase defense spending and production capacity to deal with the urgent threat. He also criticized too many allies for being complacent and lacking a sense of urgency.
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