Nato chief says UK understands need for credible defence-spending path
Nato chief Mark Rutte said he was confident the UK government understood the need for a credible path to increase defence spending. His comments were reported in an interview in which he also warned against being naive about what Russian President Vladimir Putin could do.
Nato chief Mark Rutte said he was confident the UK government understood the need for a “credible path” to increase defence spending.
In the same interview, Rutte warned against being naive about what Russian President Vladimir Putin could do.
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