NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has delivered one of the most explosive escalations in rhetoric yet, openly urging Europe to prepare for a full-scale World War III with Russia, a scenario he says could reach “every home and every workplace.”
The remarks came during a Thursday speech in Berlin, where the former Dutch prime minister painted a doomsday picture of Europe on the brink and insisted NATO nations must brace for a conflict on the scale of World War II.
Rutte’s message was nothing short of apocalyptic.
He warned that “dark forces of oppression are on the march again” and claimed Europe is facing a “scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured.”
Rutte, then declared:
“We must all accept that we must act to defend our way of life, now.
“Because this year, Russia has become even more brazen, reckless, and ruthless toward NATO and toward Ukraine.
“Russia’s economy is now geared to wage war, not to make its people prosperous.
“Russia is spending nearly 40 per cent of its budget on aggression, and around 70 per cent of all machine tools in Russia are used in military production.
“Taxes are going up, inflation has skyrocketed, and gas is rationed.
“How is Putin able to maintain his war against Ukraine?
“The answer is China. China is Russia’s lifeline.
“China wants to prevent its ally from losing in Ukraine,” Rutte warned.
“Without China’s support, Russia could not continue to wage this war.
“For instance, around 80 per cent of critical electronic components in Russian drones and other systems are made in China.
“So when civilians are made in Kyiv or Kharkiv, Chinese technology is often inside the weapons that kill them.
“NATO’s own defences can hold for now, but with its economy dedicated to war, Russia could be ready to use military force against NATO within five years.
“How deterrence is achieved, through retaliation, through pre-emptive strike, this is something we have to analyse deeply because there could be in the future even more pressure on this.”
Rutte then issued a sweeping warning about what such a conflict would mean:
“Destruction, mass mobilisation, millions displaced.
“Widespread suffering and extreme losses.”
WATCH:
The rhetoric marks yet another escalation from NATO leadership, a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump’s push to end the conflict through diplomacy rather than expanding it.
Trump has repeatedly criticized NATO leaders for driving Europe toward a catastrophic confrontation while refusing to pursue a negotiated settlement.
Last month, Trump unveiled a 28-point peace plan proposing territorial concessions, formalizing Ukraine’s non-NATO status, and capping Ukraine’s military in exchange for reconstruction support and long-term security guarantees.
Global elites have treated such proposals as heresy.
But Rutte’s latest warnings, essentially telling Europe to prepare for World War III, are only fueling fears that NATO is laying the groundwork for a conflict the public never voted for.
At the very moment the Trump administration is trying to halt the bloodshed, NATO’s top official is telling Europe to brace for mass mobilization, displacement, and “extreme losses.”
The question now hanging over the West is unavoidable:
Who is actually trying to end the war, and who is preparing to expand it?
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