Rutte calls on NATO to increase arms supplies to Ukraine

NATO member states will produce more weapons and ammunition. The alliance is close to reaching its target of 40 billion euros in spending for Ukraine this year.

This was stated by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, RBC-Ukraine reports citing Bloomberg.

The new secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization called for a focus on increasing defense production, including equipment for land, air and sea, as well as shells. At the same time, NATO intends to fulfill its spending promise by allocating €20.9 billion in the first half of the year, he said.

“We need to move further and faster to confront the growing threats we face,” Rutte told reporters in Brussels ahead of the first meeting of NATO defense ministers of his tenure.

Author - Olena Madiak, 17/10/2024