NATO Chief Rutte to call for 'quantum leap' in defence spending
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The secretary general of the military alliance is expected to call on members to increase their air and missile defence by 400% to counter the threat from Moscow.

Author: Tamsin Paternoster
Published on: 09/06/2025 | 00:00:00

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NATO chief Mark Rutte will meet UK leader Keir Starmer in London on Monday. The secretary-general of the military alliance is expected to renew calls for member states to swiftly boost defence spending. “We see in Ukraine how Russia delivers terror from above,” he says. US defence budget amounts to 3.4% of its GDP. A majority of NATO member countries have recently signalled plans to bolster their defence capabilities. In the UK, Starmer has pledged to hike the country’s defence spending.

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