NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is urging member states to prepare for World War III with Russia and its dictator, Vladimir Putin.
During a speech in Berlin on Thursday, the former Dutch prime minister said that “dark forces of oppression are on the march again” and that Europe is facing a “scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured.”
He declared:
We must all accept that we must act to defend our way of life, now. Because this year, Russia has become even more brazen, reckless, and ruthless, towards NATO and towards Ukraine.
Russia’s economy is now geared to wage war, not to make its people prosperous.
Russia is spending nearly 40 per cent of its budget on aggression, and around 70 per cent of all machine tools in Russia are used in military production.
Taxes are going up, inflation has skyrocketed, and petrol is rationed.
How is Putin able to maintain his war against Ukraine? The answer is China. China is Russia’s lifeline. China wants to prevent its ally from losing in Ukraine. Without China’s support, Russia could not continue to wage this war.
For instance around 80 per cent of critical electronic components in Russian drones and other systems are made in China.
So when civilians are made in Kyiv or Kharkiv, Chinese technology is often inside the weapons that kill them.
NATO’s own defences can hold for now but with its economy dedicated to war, Russia could be ready to use military force against NATO within five years.
How deterrence is achieved, through retaliation, through pre-emptive strike, this is something we have to analyse deeply because there could be in the future even more pressure on this”
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says, “we must be ready for the scale of war our parents and great-grandparents endured”.
The EU commission and NATO are determined to destroy the continent.
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— Tommy Robinson (@TRobinsonNewEra) December 12, 2025
Rutte added that it would reach “every home and every workplace.”
“Destruction, mass mobilisation, millions displaced. Widespread suffering and extreme losses,” he warned.
His comments come as the Trump administration continues to endeavor towards a peace agreement in Ukraine, although efforts have so far proven fruitless.
Last month, Trump released an initial 28-point Ukraine peace plan, proposing to make significant territorial concessions to Russia, formalize its non-NATO status, and cap the size of its military.
In return for these concessions, Ukraine would receive “reliable” security guarantees and a promise to help fund the country’s reconstruction after nearly four years of devastating conflict.
