Key eventsnowRussia's reckless actions 'a sign of weakness and a symptom of its failure to get its way in Ukraine', Nato's Rutte says4m ago'We should have no illusions' about threats posed by Russia, Germany's Wadephul says29m ago'Strength today is no guarantee of leadership tomorrow,' EU's von der Leyen says as she pledges to work on space economy45m agoMacron wants Europe to develop its own crewed spaceflight capability1h agoRussia arrests British embassy security guard for alleged false flag plot2h agoNato allies foiled Russian subsea cable sabotage plot, Reuters says2h agoMorning opening: Russian attacks continue as Zelenskyy continues diplomacy tourRussia's reckless actions 'a sign of weakness and a symptom of its failure to get its way in Ukraine', Nato's Rutte saysResponding, Nato’s Rutte also references the Leipzig attack, stressing the alliance’s united response.
“That is how Nato works, all for one and one for all.
Russia wants to defeat us, but we are united.
Russia wants to stop us helping Ukraine, but we are going to do more for Ukraine.”
He says “Russia’s actions are a sign of weakness and a symptom of its failure to get its way in Ukraine, but Ukraine shows determination every day.”He stresses the role Germany plays in the alliance, including through deployment in Lithuania and the strength of its defence industry.Both leaders take no questions, so that ends the presser.'We should have no illusions' about threats posed by Russia, Germany's Wadephul saysGermany’s Wadephul and Nato’s Rutte are speaking now.The German foreign minister welcomes Nato’s secretary general as his guest at this year’s ambassadors’ conference.He jokes that the nationwide test of alarm systems at 11am was, surprisingly, not a special welcome for Rutte, but then seriously adds that it is perhaps “a demonstration … of the fact that our societies have to prepare and equip themselves and make provisions in every possible way.”He then references the recent failed drone attack in Leipzig, thanking Nato for showing solidarity with Germany.“Leipzig has … made the threat that Russia pose more tangible, and it is one of a growing number of aggressions on the part of Russia against Europe and Nato,” he warns.
