NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned Russia will come for the rest of Europe if its warmongering is not checked now, just moments before Ukraine’s allies gathered to discuss US President Donald Trump’s peace push.
“We need to be crystal clear about the threat,” the military alliance leader said in a speech in Berlin on Thursday. “We are Russia’s next target. And we are already in harm’s way.”
Rutte painted a stark picture of what’s at stake for the Continent as Moscow continues to press its maximalist demands for territory and NATO restrictions in return for a vague promise to end its full-scale invasion, currently heading into its fourth winter.
“Russia has brought war back to Europe,” Rutte said. “And we must be prepared for the scale of war our grandparents and great-grandparents endured.”