Il segretario generale della NATO Mark Rutte “Ti dico molto chiaramente: dobbiamo prepararci per la guerra”
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article255317698/Aufruestung-Ich-sage-es-Ihnen-ganz-deutlich-Wir-muessen-uns-auf-Krieg-vorbereiten.html
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> NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has asked Germany to significantly increase its defense spending and increase its armaments production. Germany has to “spend more and produce more,” said Rutte the “Bild am Sonntag” . Germany must “consistently continue” the way it has taken, both in Europe and in Ukraine.
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> Germany has “done a lot right” since the beginning of the Russian War in Ukraine, emphasized the NATO boss. “But: In view of the size of the German economy, of course, we want them to do a lot more.” Rutte justified the claim, among other things, with the threat of Russia. “I tell you very clearly: we have to prepare for war. That is the best way to avoid war. “Europe should” show no weakness “towards Russia. “Otherwise Russia could try something. The way you did in Ukraine. ”
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> From Rutte’s point of view, however, dangers are not only threatened by Russia. The Chinese also “enormously” expanded their military skills.
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> The NATO alliance also announced that the future quota for defense spending well over two percent will be in the future. More than two thirds of the NATO partners would now spend more than two percent for armor. This is also thanks to US President Donald Trump.
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> The alliance partners would decide the exact assessment details in the coming months, said Rutte with a view of the next NATO summit in the Dutch Den Haag in June. “But I can assure you one thing: it will be much, much more than two percent.”
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> At the summit, diplomats expect a bitter haggling of a higher target brand of initially three or 3.5 percent. In this context, Rutte called up the alliance partners for more cohesion. “NATO has to hold together as a alliance. But the load must be distributed fairly between Europe, Canada and the USA. So that the Americans don’t pay too much and we are not too little. ”
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> Trump had threatened the Europeans with the end of the NATO bonus package if they did not invest enough in their defense. It pushes NATO allies to higher defense spending and calls for expenditure of five percent of gross domestic product (GDP) from each member country. So far, Allianz provides expenditure of at least two percent. Germany briefly meets the quota, they miss seven EU countries, including Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium.
It’s too late Mark, too late.
With who? Us or Russia?
To be honest seeing how devasted is Russia from an economic point of view due to the war, I don’t see that happening. These is about putting pressure on countries to buy more military equipment and increase the spending for defense
Sad but very true. Wars are won or lost long before actual physical clash.
Man who’s job is to make people buy hammers says we need to buy more hammers.
Better being prepared for a war that hopefully never happens, then being unprepared and being in the middle of a full scale war.
Jens Stoltenberg would have told the same message that Mark Rutte tells right now. It’s sad that here in the Netherlands a lot people don’t believe this message, because of his former function as prime minister
So Russia has a few months left before total economic collapse etc, but they are still somehow gonna invade NATO?
Sounds more to me like NATO is just waiting for Russia to get weak enough from fighting in Ukraine to provide a large scale war so we can go in and dismantle Russia.
Geopolitically it would make sense to permanently remove Russia from the board, i just dont think people would voluntarily sign up for that fight. But i have a feeling we wont be asked for our opinion 🙂
I assume he means war against The Fascist States Of America.
All the PRC and Ruzzians did was ensure remilitarization of Japan and Germany. It’s a predictable pendulum.
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War with USA?
talk softly and carry a big stick. rutte gets it.
We are in a state of Cold War since the early 2000s with russia, pretty much the entirety of Europe has slept on taking action against it.
The entire shit that happens political right now in Europe? The far right movements destabilizing everything? Thats all through russian machinations.
We should have prepared 20 years ago, but oh well, better late than never.
What NATO? Maybe Canada is still with Europe, but otherwise i don’t see a transatlantic alliance existing anymore. Trump has destroyed that in under a month. We need to build a European+Canadian military alliance on our own. Hopefully also including Turkey.
War against? Trumpistan?
So USA wants to play war again ? Against Groenland ? Canada ? Why would Europe go on war to side an impressively greedy, selfish and headless country while Americans bullies its democratic allies ?
man justifies his paycheck – more at 11
(but hopefully he is wrong)
Warmongers
I ain’t dying for this “project”.
“we have to prepare for war to avoid war” is what led to world war one
*Si vis pacem para bellum*
If you want peace, prepare for war.
But war with whom?
Right now it looks like the US is more intersted in starting a war with Europe (Denmark) than Russia is.
Have to say that it’s pretty much come to the point that we’ve all probably got to agree. The time has come for EU (and German) re-armament. It’s simply the case that we’re talking about a re-org of major parts of industry, and for the EU, that’s really Germany and nearby zones. It also means more Nationalism, border control reinforcement, more pro-business policies, and sorry to say, but likely even more components of their right-wing platforms. …The (stagnating) GDP numbers alone probably justify a shift away from what seems to be the Social Democrat/Centrist orientation. But with the dynamics of the Russia-Ukraine situation, the changes and reforms really *must* happen, or there really will be trouble. So, perhaps the time really has come for them to say:
>**Si wis pacem, parabellum.**
Europe should be preparing for war against Russia, so when the US attacks, we’ll be at least somewhat prepared.
My take: the unspoken reason for this is because America has become a rabid dog. It is only a matter of time before something happens, where Europe must defend herself from Trump’s grasping paw.
Let’s start by reducing EU reliance on the US.
As an American citizen I will absolutely do nothing to defend trump and his country should we go full war. I will be happy to be considered a traitor by maga and trump
Si vis pacem, para bellum
if you want peace, prepare for war.
Question…Are there any treaties/agreements still in effect limiting any of the former Axis powers from rearming en masse?
Yes 🙌🏻 time
For Europe to stand up to Bullies !
The elephant in the room is that if this was serious, they would be refurbishing nuclear bunkers instead of buying >!american!< weapons. Being prepared for the worst is better deterrence than having whole 3 new superduper gen 69 stealth jets.