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Nato chief Mark Rutte warns UK must spend more on defence or ‘learn to speak Russian’

Posted by johnlilburne <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=johnlilburne' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 10, 2025, 11:56 am

"I mean, what I know is that if we want to keep our societies safe... look, if you do not do this, if you would not go to the 5%, including the 3.5% core defence spending, you could still have the National Health Service, or in other countries their health systems, the pension system, etcetera, but you had better learn to speak Russian."

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While he said the "exact details are classified", Mr Rutte said there needed to be a 400% increase in air and missile defence.

He said Russia could be ready to use force against Nato within five years.

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Sir Keir called Nato the "cornerstone of our defence" and the "most effective military alliance the world has ever seen",

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/nato-chief-mark-rutte-uk-defence-spending-speak-russian-b1232045.html

Full Chatham House speech here:

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_235867.htm

Does he suffer from RDS (Russia Derangement Syndrome), an extreme form of Russophobia?

Or does he think defence spending will kick-start growth in stagnant European economies?

Or is he simply a willing servant of the MIC?

Or is he - like many European leaders - running round like a headless chicken in a fit of hysteria, upset that the US might be abandoning Europe?

Or all of the above?

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Posted by Keith-264 <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Keith-264' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 10, 2025, 12:18 pm, in reply to "Nato chief Mark Rutte warns UK must spend more on defence or ‘learn to speak Russian’"

The last working-class hero in England.

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Apparently the board doesn't read Cyrillic. It needs a tolchock in the pan-handle.

The last working-class hero in England.

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Oh FFS! spasibo tovaritsch

It wouldn't accept Cyrillic even with the Latin characters added.

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Nice one Cyrillic, Nice one son (nm)

Posted by Ed <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Ed' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 10, 2025, 1:22 pm, in reply to "Oh FFS! spasibo tovaritsch"

You what? You what? You what? You what? You what?....nm

Posted by Keith-264 <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Keith-264' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 10, 2025, 1:56 pm, in reply to " Nice one Cyrillic, Nice one son (nm)"

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Many Palestinian’s learn Hebrew, all Chinese learn English, what is the actual problem?

Posted by Shyaku <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Shyaku' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 10, 2025, 5:46 pm, in reply to "Nato chief Mark Rutte warns UK must spend more on defence or ‘learn to speak Russian’"

The very best thing Europeans could do for their own economies would be to learn some Russian and mandarin,

Re: Many Palestinian’s learn Hebrew, all Chinese learn English, what is the actual problem?

Posted by t <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=TomskiD' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 10, 2025, 7:04 pm, in reply to "Many Palestinian’s learn Hebrew, all Chinese learn English, what is the actual problem?"

The very best thing Europeans could do for their own economies would be to learn some Russian and mandarin

Europeans learning the language of Untermenschen? Seems unlikely. Most Europeans learn English as a matter of course because that is the current lingua franca, so to speak. But learning Russian/Mandarin .. don't be silly : ). I am urging my son to get to grips with Mandarin .. he already speaks Russian, so no worries there. Lavrov spoke of 'inertia' which can be also applied to these cultural issues ..

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