NATO boss calls for much higher defence spending to counter Russia

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BRUSSELS: NATO chief Mark Rutte warned the US-led transatlantic alliance on Thursday (Dec 12) that it was not ready for the threats it would face from Russia in the coming years and called for a shift...

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