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Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaking in a presser at the conclusion of a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. Calls for all NATO allies to provide enough support for Ukraine to 'change the trajectory' of the conflict. Talking of a 'change in trajectory' would appear to mark the first time the NATO leader has indicated that Ukraine's defence is coming under massive strain amid Russian missile/drone attacks, and advances in the Donbas.

  • Rutte: "It is absolutely clear, if we want to keep deterrence at the present level, a 2% military spending target is not enough."
  • Teri Schultz at DW: "NATO foreign ministers have agreed on measures to try to deter acts of sabotage, cyber-attacks and what [Rutte] calls "energy blackmail." They'll hold more exercises, share more intel, crack down on Russia's shadow fleet. "We must hold perpetrators to account," he says."
  • Schultz: "Rutte sharpens his language significantly on the dangers of Russia-NKorean collaboration. "We should not be naive," he warns, about the possibility that "nuclear technology and missile technology is flowing into North Korea. And therefore, it is a risk now that NKorea will use it not only to be a threat to us here, but also to the US mainland and of course to the region," [...] Mentioning the US specifically is a key message aimed at Trump."
  • On non-NATO ally South Korea, Rutte says that the announcement of the end of martial law 'shows a commitment to the rule of law.' Says relations with South Korea are 'iron-clad'. 
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Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaking in a presser at the conclusion of a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. Calls for all NATO allies to provide enough support for Ukraine to 'change the trajectory' of the conflict. Talking of a 'change in trajectory' would appear to mark the first time the NATO leader has indicated that Ukraine's defence is coming under massive strain amid Russian missile/drone attacks, and advances in the Donbas.

  • Rutte: "It is absolutely clear, if we want to keep deterrence at the present level, a 2% military spending target is not enough."
  • Teri Schultz at DW: "NATO foreign ministers have agreed on measures to try to deter acts of sabotage, cyber-attacks and what [Rutte] calls "energy blackmail." They'll hold more exercises, share more intel, crack down on Russia's shadow fleet. "We must hold perpetrators to account," he says."
  • Schultz: "Rutte sharpens his language significantly on the dangers of Russia-NKorean collaboration. "We should not be naive," he warns, about the possibility that "nuclear technology and missile technology is flowing into North Korea. And therefore, it is a risk now that NKorea will use it not only to be a threat to us here, but also to the US mainland and of course to the region," [...] Mentioning the US specifically is a key message aimed at Trump."
  • On non-NATO ally South Korea, Rutte says that the announcement of the end of martial law 'shows a commitment to the rule of law.' Says relations with South Korea are 'iron-clad'.