Mark Rutte’s demands for a huge increase in defence spending are a necessary evil, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

BRUSSELS, Belgium: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday was due to urge a “400-percent increase” in the transatlantic alliance’s air and missile defense capacities in…

‘We see in Ukraine how Russia delivers terror from above, so we will strengthen the shield that protects our skies,’ says Mark Rutte.

NATO head Mark Rutte will on Monday call for a 'quantum leap' in defence capacities including a '400-percent increase' in air and missile defence which 'protects' the alliance…

Mark Rutte to call for dramatic increase in military spending as threat from Russia ‘will not disappear even when war in Ukraine ends’

The head of Nato will today announce that the military alliance needs to increase air and missile defence spending by 400 per cent.

NATO allies are expected to be asked to pump up their defense spending when the organization's Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks in London Monday.

Mark Rutte’s demands for a huge increase in defence spending are a necessary evil, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Nato chief Mark Rutte wants Britain to commit more to defence. This is only possible if the Government gets to grips with spending elsewhere

The NATO general secretary has called for a 400% increase in air and missile defence spending, claiming member states will need to “start learning Russian” otherwise. Mark Rutte…

Mark Rutte’s demands for a huge increase in defence spending are a necessary evil, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

If we fail to defend ourselves now, everything else will become horrifically irrelevant

Nato chief Mark Rutte wants members to agree to plan at summit later this month but UK remains cautious