The meeting in Brussels is an element of preparation for the NATO summit planned for June in The Hague, where obligations are to be made regarding greater defense expenses, greater armor production and support for Ukraine.
– This is my forecast that we will agree on the goals in terms of ability. […] We will decide what we have to do to be able to defend ourselves when we are attacked and have the ability to defendwhen we are not attacked, “Rutte said, saying about the meeting of defense ministers in Brussels.
Announcement of huge investments
He added that he also predicts that in the Hague of the Alliance they would decide “much higher expenditure target (for defense) for all countries in NATO “
– We must invest in our air defense systems, we must invest in our long -range rockets, We must invest in our land forcescommand systems. This means huge investments that we need throughout the entire NATO territory – said Rutte.
