The head of Nato has said it is time to "shift to a wartime mindset", as he warned the military alliance's members were not prepared for the threat of a future conflict with Russia. Secretary general Mark Rutte said Moscow was "preparing for long-term confrontation" with the West,

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday the alliance needs to shift to a "wartime mindset" in the face of increased aggression from Russia and new threats from China. The NATO chief called on the alliance to "turbocharge" defence production and spending during a speech at a think tank event in Brussels aimed at launching a debate on military investment.

Britain and other members of Nato have been urged to shift to a ‘wartime mindset’ amid the ongoing threats from Russia. Head of the military alliance, Mark Rutte, warned that nations are not ready for the coming years – and that much higher defence spending is needed to keep the enemy at bay.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte urged Europeans and Canadians to start calling on their governments to raise defense spending.

European members of NATO are discussing raising the military alliance's defense spending target to 3% of GDP from the current 2%, the Financial Times reported, citing four people involved in the preliminary talks.

Four members of the alliance are in discussion to increase military expenditure during the 2025 summit in June.