NATO calls on European countries to increase arms production
NATO Secretary General urges European nations to ramp up arms production amid possible confrontation with Russia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking to the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, emphasized the need for European countries to focus more on arms and ammunition production in response to the Ukrainian conflict, urging heightened vigilance.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg emphasized the need for European countries to focus more on arms and ammunition production in response to the Ukrainian conflict, urging heightened vigilance
Stoltenberg stressed the necessity to rapidly improve and expand industrial capabilities to increase supplies to Ukraine and replenish stocks.
He highlighted the importance of contracts for arms-producing companies in free-market economies to ramp up production, urging quicker signing of such agreements by the European industry.
Stoltenberg underlined that Western nations possess tools to surpass Russia in production and investment.
He warned that failure to increase arms production could benefit Russian President Vladimir Putin and jeopardize Europe's security, noting Putin's significant increase in military spending and continued missile procurement from Iran and North Korea.
Stoltenberg urged greater efforts for security, saying, "Russia has directed its entire economy toward war, so we must do more for our security."
Source: Newsroom
