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NATO head Mark Rutte will on Monday call for a 'quantum leap' in defence capacities including a '400-percent increase' in air and missile defence which 'protects' the alliance against Russia . 'We see in Ukraine how Russia delivers terror from above, so we will strengthen the shield that protects our skies,' the NATO secretary general Rutte was to say in a speech to the Chatham House think-tank in London , according to comments released in a statement. To maintain credible deterrence and defence, NATO needs 'a 400-percent increase in air and missile defence'. 'The fact is, we need a quantum leap in our collective defence,' he was to say. 'Wishful thinking will not keep us safe. We cannot dream away the danger. Hope is not a strategy. So NATO has to become a stronger, fairer and more lethal alliance.' Rutte will meet UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday ahead of his speech, their seco...

The US administration nominatd Lt Gen Alexus G Grynkewich as both the next top US general in Europe and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander to Europe (SACEUR), an appointment confirmed by the alliance on Friday. The appointment by Trump will be especially welcomed following recent media reports that the US has been considering relinquishing the role of SACEUR, which has traditionally been appointed by a US president to NATO. "It’s a very important decision and there is relief from NATO’s point of view as it's a positive sign of American engagement and staffing," a US-based source familiar with the issue told Euronews. US Army General Dwight D Eisenhower was NATO’s first SACEUR in 1951, and the role has remained with Washington ever since. “Upon completion of national confirmation processes, Grynkewich will take up his appointment as the successor to General Christopher G Cavoli, United States Army, at a change of command ceremony at the Supreme Headquarters...