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NATO Chief Warns Coordinated China-Russia Attack Could Ignite World War III

Renewed NATO talks follow Moscow’s mockery, underscoring an urgent push to shore up alliance defenses

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 09: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'SERGEY BOBYLEV / HOST PHOTO AGENCY RIA NOVOSTI / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinping in Moscow to attend the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War on May 09, 2025, Russia. Russia marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. (Photo by Sergey Bobylev / RIA Novosti/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Taiwanese soldiers stand by for a drill of the MIM-104 Patriot short-range anti-aircraft missile system at an air base in Taichung City, central Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.
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Overview

  • Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that Xi Jinping could seize Taiwan while Vladimir Putin simultaneously strikes NATO territories, especially the Baltic republics.
  • The warning has propelled alliance discussions to boost defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 and deepen cooperation with Indo-Pacific partners.
  • Rutte highlighted that Russia is rearming at unprecedented speed, producing three times as much ammunition in three months as NATO does in a year.
  • Kremlin official Dmitry Medvedev dismissed the scenario on social media, mocking Rutte’s forecast as exaggerated.
  • Rutte praised President Trump’s direct talks with Putin for breaking a diplomatic deadlock but stressed that sustaining deterrence measures remains crucial.