
THE HAGUE, June 24 (Reuters) - Europe and America must together meet the challenge of rearmament, NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday, adding the alliance must win "this new war of production" against Russia.
"Today, NATO's military edge is being aggressively challenged by a rapidly rearming Russia, backed by Chinese technology and armed with Iranian and North Korean weapons. We need to unite innovate and deliver and that's exactly what this forum is all about," he told reporters ahead of a two-day summit of the alliance in The Hague.
"Only Europe and North America together can rise up to meet the challenge of rearmament," Rutte added.