Rutte acknowledged the lack of NATO air defense systems in Europe

On November 7, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte acknowledged the lack of sufficient air defense systems in European countries, including Romania.

"Yes, I agree, this concerns both Romania itself and our allies. <...> Throughout the European territory of NATO, we need to increase the potential of air defense systems by 400%. We need five times more such systems, including, without a doubt, in Romania," he said in an interview with Antena 3 TV channel.

In addition, Rutte clarified that the North Atlantic Alliance has agreed to increase funding for the military-industrial complex.

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On October 20, the head of European diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, at a press conference following a meeting of the heads of foreign ministries of the community countries in Luxembourg, said that the European Union (EU) countries lack about 300,000 shells to fulfill their obligations to Ukraine to provide 2 million this year.

Kallas also noted that there are only 1 million shells in the EU, which were supplied on the Czech initiative. However, more than 1.3 million rounds of ammunition must be allocated for Ukraine's needs. She stressed that either a redistribution of funds or other measures is required to fill the deficit.

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