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NATO Chief Mark Rutte, has delivered a stark warning to the West after Russia’s latest deadly strikes on Kiev. Speaking in Brussels, Rutte declared: “We cannot be naive about Russia,” emphasizing that Moscow remains an existential threat to European security. His words come as Ukrainian officials report heavy damage from missile and drone barrages across the capital, killing civilians and crippling infrastructure. Rutte, set to take over NATO leadership, is pushing allies to maintain unity and step up military support for Ukraine, warning that hesitation only strengthens the Kremlin. The statement signals a hardening Western stance amid growing concerns that Russia is expanding its long war strategy while testing NATO’s resolve. With Ukraine’s battlefield struggles and internal political rifts in Europe and the US, Rutte’s message is clear: NATO cannot afford illusions when facing Moscow’s aggression.


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00:00The EU delegation has been damaged and I think this is again evidence to the
00:05points you all three made. Basically the summary of what you said is we cannot be
00:09naive about Russia. We cannot be naive about Vladimir Putin. And last night is
00:15evidence of that. You took the leadership role. Next to the US you spend most on
00:20support for Ukraine. Practical support and that's crucial. You help Ukraine to
00:26stay in the fight. Let's hope that all the initiatives the American president is
00:30taking will help. I really want to commend him for breaking the deadlock for
00:33Putin to start a dialogue with the Russians. Let's hope this will lead to a
00:37durable and lasting peace for Ukraine. People died. We know that innocent
00:44civilians and civilian infrastructure has been hit massively again by Russian
00:49attacks on Ukraine and particularly also on Kyiv. The EU delegation has been
00:55damaged and I think this is again evidence to the points you all three made.
00:59Basically the summary of what you said is we cannot be naive about Russia. We
01:04cannot be naive about Vladimir Putin. And last night is evidence of that. You took
01:10the leadership role. Next to the US you spend most on support for Ukraine.
01:14Practical support and that's crucial. You help Ukraine to stay in the fight and
01:20that's also discussed today. Let's hope that all the initiatives the American
01:24president is taking will help. I really want to commend him for breaking the
01:28deadlock for Putin to start a dialogue with the Russians. Let's hope this will
01:32lead to a durable and lasting peace for Ukraine. But in the meantime we have to
01:36make sure that Ukraine has what it needs to stay as strong in the fight as
01:41possible and to bring them to this lasting and durable peace. People died. We know
01:47that innocent civilians and civilian infrastructure has been hit massively again
01:52by Russian attacks on Ukraine and particularly also on Kyiv. The EU delegation has been damaged.
02:00And I think this is again evidence to the points you all three made. Basically the summary of what you
02:05said is we cannot be naive about Russia. We cannot be naive about Vladimir Putin. And last night is evidence of that.
02:13You took the leadership role. Next to the US you spend most on support for Ukraine.
02:19Practical support and that's crucial. You help Ukraine to stay in the fight and
02:25that's also discussed today. Let's hope that all the initiatives the American
02:29president is taking will help. I really want to commend him for breaking the
02:33deadlock for Putin to start a dialogue with the Russians. Let's hope this will lead to a
02:37durable and lasting peace for Ukraine. But in the meantime we have to make sure that
02:41Ukraine has what it needs to stay as strong in the fight as possible and to
02:46bring them to this lasting and durable peace.
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