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Gavin Blackburn

NATO must boost air and missile defences fourfold to counter Russia's threat, Rutte says

NATO members need to increase their air and missile defences by 400% to counter the threat from Russia, the head of the political and military alliance said on Monday, warning that Moscow could be ready to attack it within five years.

Secretary General Mark Rutte said during a visit to London that he expects all 32 NATO members to agree to a significant hike in military spending at a summit in the Netherlands later this month.

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