NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gave a stern warning to allied nations that they stand as "Russia's next target."

Speaking at a conference in Berlin, Mark Rutte said that Europe needed to be “crystal clear” that “we are Russia’s next target” - and that Nato is “already in harm’s way”. “I fear that too many are quietly complacent.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Thursday that members of the alliance could be “Russia’s next target,” calling for a rapid rise in defense spending to prevent a war similar to those seen by past generations.

Ukraine’s cheap, effective drones boost defense and exports, but extensive politicization and complex bureaucracy risk slowing production at a critical moment.

NATO fighter jets were scrambled and air defense systems put on alert in Poland in response to Russia’s latest overnight drone and missile strikes in Ukraine.

For NATO, boosting support for Ukraine also is viewed as a way to keep Russia on its heels. While U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to negotiate a peace deal between the two countries, Rutte said allies must keep the pressure on Moscow by getting more arms into the hands of Ukrainian troops.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says a US peace proposal has helped bring Kyiv and Washington closer together on the way toward ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, Europe's biggest and deadliest conflict since World War II.

Former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström told Newsweek that Europe must scale up its anti-drone capabilities.

NATO is set to deploy F-35 jets over Poland to deter Russian threats near Ukraine. The mission marks the first F-35 operation in Poland under NATO command. The planned deployment highlights NATO's strategic shift and Poland's role as a defense hub.