Rutte tells allies: You are Russia's next target!

(Patria) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday called on allies to strengthen defense efforts to prevent the war waged by Russia, which could be "on the scale of the war that our grandfathers and great-grandfathers experienced".

Speaking in Berlin, Rutte said too many allies in the military alliance do not feel the urgency of the Russian threat in Europe and must quickly increase defense spending and production to prevent a war on the scale seen by past generations.

"We are Russia's next target. I fear too many are quietly complacent. Too many do not feel the urgency. And too many believe that time is on our side. It is not. The time for action is now" - Rutte said.

"The conflict is on our doorstep. Russia has brought war back to Europe. And we must be prepared" - he added.

Russia could be prepared to use military force against NATO within five years, Rutte said.