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Russia now produces in three months what NATO countries collectively manufacture in a year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in a speech at Chatham House in London.
“The capabilities of Putin’s war machine are speeding up, not slowing down,” Rutte warned. “Russia is rebuilding its forces using Chinese technology and producing more weapons faster than we expected.”
According to Rutte, Russia is expanding its military capacity with support from China, Iran, and North Korea. This year, it is expected to produce 1,500 tanks, 3,000 armored vehicles, and 200 Iskander missiles.
“Russia could be ready to use military force against NATO within five years,” he said. “Let’s not kid ourselves. We are all on the eastern flank now.”
He emphasized that new Russian missiles move at supersonic speeds, reducing the time between European capitals to just minutes. “There is no longer east or west—there is just NATO,” Rutte added.
Asked whether a ceasefire in Ukraine might give Russia time to stockpile more weapons and increase the threat to NATO, Rutte replied: “That’s a statement of fact.”
He said that while the war in Ukraine continues, Russia is still managing to slightly grow its stockpiles—though how much is debatable.
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 led many European countries to raise defense spending after decades of post–Cold War disarmament.
The urgency has grown as the U.S. signals a possible reduction in its military presence in Europe, with President Donald Trump prioritizing the Asia-Pacific region.
Ukrainian intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko recently warned that Russia could replenish its forces within two to four years of the war's end, enabling renewed aggression against Europe.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
Australian researchers have created a groundbreaking “biological AI” platform that could revolutionise drug discovery by rapidly evolving molecules within mammalian cells.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will send an upgraded ‘version 3.0’ free-trade agreement to their heads of government for approval in October, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday after regional talks in Kuala Lumpur.
A series of earthquakes have struck Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to advise residents to evacuate from buildings as a precaution against possible aftershocks.
Iran has lifted all remaining airspace restrictions imposed during its 12-day conflict with Israel, restoring full domestic and international flight operations.
Hamas on Saturday firmly denied that it was willing to disarm, contradicting remarks made by U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff during his meeting with Israeli hostage families in Tel Aviv.
Around 250,000 tonnes of freight were transported via the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars (BTK) railway in the first seven months of this year. The information was disclosed to journalists by Kadir Bozan, Chairman of the Kars Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Kazakhstan's economy expanded by 5% in 2024, outpacing the earlier forecast of 4.8%, according to the Ministry of National Economy.
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