Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, warned in Berlin that Russia could attack a NATO member within five years, urging allies to rapidly increase defense efforts and prepare for large-scale conflict.Rutte stressed that NATO is Russia's "next target," attributing Russia's sustained war in Ukraine to Chinese technological support while Vladimir Putin declared Russia "ready for war."Amid these heightened tensions,
Sergei Lavrov outlined Russian "red lines" regarding European troops in
Ukraine or seizing Russian assets, further complicated by
Donald Trump's critical remarks about Europe and fears of accidental escalation.