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German intelligence boss warns Russia preparing to test NATO

NATO's boss set out a new defence spending target of 5 per cent to be agreed at the Hague summit

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Jun 10, 2025
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NATO members are being asked to turbocharge their defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP, with the Alliance’s boss Mark Rutte warning, ‘Wishful thinking will not keep us safe.’

Declaring that Russia could be ready to attack NATO in five years, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said a ‘quantum leap’ in collective defence was required following Russian President…

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