NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said that the key task of the Alliance's summit in Ankara will be to confirm the fulfilment of allies' defence commitments, as this, in his words, is the main factor in deterring Russia.
Source: Rutte's remarks during a discussion at the Atlantic Council, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Rutte recalled that last year leaders agreed on 5% of GDP for defence spending, as well as support for Ukraine and the ramping up of defence production.
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"This summit is about delivery. The credible trajectory and the fact that last year we spent almost 20% more is already the evidence that this is happening and now we have to make sure that we have the credible path to the 5% and I'm seeing it absolutely happen and when it comes to defence production, ramping it up," Rutte said.
