NATO countries – Rutte called on Alliance countries to return NATO military spending to Cold War levels – UNIAN
According to the Secretary General of the Alliance, the governments of member countries should place more orders, and defense contractors should take more risks.
NATO countries must return to Cold War-era defense budgets to counter Russia. This was stated by Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte, Politico reports.
The publication notes that this statement came after reports that NATO will set a new spending target of 3 percent of GDP by 2030. The Alliance's current pledge to spend at least 2 percent of GDP on defense has not yet been fulfilled by 8 of the 32 member countries.
“It is true that we are spending more on defense now than we were ten years ago. But we are still spending far less than during the Cold War. Even with threats to our freedom and…
