Russia could be ready to attack Nato within five years and leaders of the western alliance are expected to agree to increase military spending to 5% of GDP this month to contain the threat, the alliance’s secretary general has said.

Mark Rutte said in a speech in London on Monday that Nato needed “a quantum leap in our collective defence”, which would include significant rearmament to deter an increasingly militarised Russia.

That would include a fivefold increase in air defence, thousands more tanks and millions more artillery shells to boost stockpiles and ensure Nato countries match existing levels of Russian production.

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    2 months ago

    In reality, Russia is going to attack with scrap metal and use its entire population as cannon fodder to claim they have committed “genocide.”

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    I don’t think the SG actually believes that, but whatever serves the goal of European military independence.

    The more concerning shorter term threat is a rogue United States, but that’s a hell of a thing to admit publicly.

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    2 months ago

    Russia attacking NATO

    aaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha ok bro

    also, “a quantum leap in our collective defense” so then a teeny tiny step?

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    2 months ago

    Attack with what? All the rusted metal hulks and organic fertilizer they’ve left strewn across eastern Ukraine?

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    Honestly, no it couldn’t. That’s not a credible threat. And it’s not just about materiel losses. They sent most of their trainers to the front lines a few years ago. You… just don’t do that. It makes it impossible to regenerate your forces.