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Russia is conducting … an intensifying campaign of hybrid attacks across our allied territories, interfering directly in our democracies, sabotaging industry and committing violence,
said Rutte, speaking alongside Chancellor Olaf Scholz This shows that the shift of the frontline in this war is no longer solely in Ukraine. Increasingly, the frontline is moving beyond borders to the Baltic region, to Western Europe and even to the high north,
We have a basis for this. It is the coalition agreement. It has been negotiated,
This shows that the shifting front in this war is no longer just in Ukraine,
he added, noting Russian activity in Western Europe, the Baltics and the Arctic As a former prime minister, I know that it is not always easy for governments to allocate funds for national defense and for aid to Ukraine, but both are crucial for our collective security,
said Rutte, the former prime minister of the Netherlands It makes us even more focused and determined to make sure that Ukraine has what it needs to fight off the Russians, including the North Koreans,
What's important now is that Ukraine does not run out of weapons,
Europe will make considerable investments in this in the coming years,
I am absolutely convinced that one day Ukraine will be a member of NATO,