NATO’s Secretary-General has called on the military alliance to shift into "wartime mindset", warning that member nations are unprepared for a potential major conflict with Russia. Mark Rutte stated that Moscow is "preparing for a long-term confrontation with the West,

We are not ready for what is coming our way in four to five years,” NATO chief Mark Rutte said about a war a coming war in his first major speech since taking the job. The alliance needs to “shift to a wartime mindset,

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New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned Europe Thursday that Russia's Vladimir Putin wants to "wipe Ukraine off the map" and might come for other parts of Europe next. "It is time to shift to a wartime mindset," Rutte said at the Carnegie Europe think tank in Brussels, in his first major speech since taking NATO's helm in October.

Every week, more than 10,000 people are killed or wounded on both sides of the conflict, said the NATO Secretary General, urging allies to prepare for a potential war with Russia. "What is happening in Ukraine could happen here too,

Each week, over 10,000 people on both sides of the conflict are killed or wounded, stated the NATO Secretary General, urging allies to prepare for war with Russia. "What is happening in Ukraine could happen here too,