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Jordan News
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Jordan News
Italy: Russia Poses Growing Military Threat to NATO - Jordan News
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto warned on Thursday that Russia could develop the capability to pose a military threat to NATO territory within the next five years. اضافة اعلان Speaking before the Italian parliament, Crosetto presented an overview of last week's NATO summit, where member states agreed to increase defense and security spending. 'The allies expressed shared concern over the growing threat from Russia. There are no signs that Russian production is shifting toward civilian purposes, even in the event of a ceasefire,' Crosetto stated. He also noted that public support within Russia for the war on Ukraine, which began in 2022, remains intact. Without citing specific sources, Crosetto claimed that Russia has lost over one million soldiers, including 200,000 in the first half of this year alone. 'Despite these losses, Russia managed to mobilize an additional 300,000 troops in six months, with no decline in domestic support for the war,' he added. Regarding NATO members' recent commitments to increase defense spending as a percentage of GDP, Crosetto clarified that Italy has already allocated funds in its national budget. He stressed, confirming previous reports by Reuters, that this funding will not come at the expense of the healthcare or pension systems.
The Star
03-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
Russia poses growing military threat to NATO members, Italy says
FILE PHOTO: Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto looks on during an interview with Reuters, in Rome, Italy, April 14, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File photo ROME (Reuters) -Russia could have the ability to pose a military threat to NATO territory within five years, Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday. He was addressing lawmakers on the outcome of a NATO summit last week when the military alliance agreed to increase spending on defence and security. "Allies shared concerns about the growing threat from Russia. There are no signs of conversion of Russian production to civilian purposes, not even in the event of a ceasefire," he said. Crosetto also said Russian domestic support for the war in Ukraine, begun in 2022, apparently was intact. Without saying where the figures came from, he said Russia has lost more than a million soldiers, including 200,000 in the first six months of this year. "Yet Russia managed to mobilise another 300,000 in six months without any erosion of domestic consensus," he said. Referring to the targets set last week by NATO members to increase defence and security spending as a percentage of GDP, Crosetto said Italy had already made some provisions in the budget and would not divert resources from health or pensions, confirming a Reuters report. (Reporting by Giuseppe Fonte; editing by Barbara Lewis)
Straits Times
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Russia poses growing military threat to NATO members, Italy says
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox FILE PHOTO: Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto looks on during an interview with Reuters, in Rome, Italy, April 14, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File photo ROME - Russia could have the ability to pose a military threat to NATO territory within five years, Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday. He was addressing lawmakers on the outcome of a NATO summit last week when the military alliance agreed to increase spending on defence and security. "Allies shared concerns about the growing threat from Russia. There are no signs of conversion of Russian production to civilian purposes, not even in the event of a ceasefire," he said. Crosetto also said Russian domestic support for the war in Ukraine, begun in 2022, apparently was intact. Without saying where the figures came from, he said Russia has lost more than a million soldiers, including 200,000 in the first six months of this year. "Yet Russia managed to mobilise another 300,000 in six months without any erosion of domestic consensus," he said. Referring to the targets set last week by NATO members to increase defence and security spending as a percentage of GDP, Crosetto said Italy had already made some provisions in the budget and would not divert resources from health or pensions, confirming a Reuters report. REUTERS
Saudi Gazette
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Italian defense minister warns of likely strong Iranian response to US strikes
ROME — Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto warned on Sunday that Iran is now highly likely to launch a strong response targeting U.S. interests, following American airstrikes on three of Iran's nuclear sites. In remarks to broadcaster TG1, Crosetto said the U.S. action marked a significant turning point in the conflict. 'A much bigger crisis opens up,' he said, emphasizing that Tehran could respond forcefully to American targets across the region. Crosetto's warning came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that American forces had carried out what he described as "very successful" strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities at Fordo, Natanz, and Esfahan. The strikes have intensified fears of a broader conflict engulfing the Middle East. In response, Iran called for an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council, urging condemnation of what it labeled U.S. aggression and violations of international have been mounting since June 13, when Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian military and nuclear facilities, triggering retaliatory missile attacks by then, at least 25 people in Israel have been killed, while Iranian officials report 430 dead and over 3,500 wounded from Israeli strikes, according to the Iranian Health Ministry. — Agencies
Time of India
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
NATO breaking apart? Italy questions military alliance's existence after Macron shows Trump, France can secure Europe
The debate around the existence of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) has again heated up after Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said on Friday, June 20, 2025, that the military alliance no longer has a reason to exist. Crosetto made the remarks on the sidelines of a conference in Padua, according to Italian news agency ANSA.'Before, the US and Europe used to be the center of the world, now, there is everything else with which a relationship must be built,' Politico reported him as saying. He further stated, 'We often talk as if we were still living 30 years ago, but everything has changed.' In the last few years, the US' stance about sticking around with the alliance has also been seen shaking up as President Donald Trump has on several occasions warned that he is open to moving out of NATO. Trump, since his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025, has constantly complained for a long time the European and Canadian governments in the mutual-defense bloc are freeloading on military spending by Washington. In an interview in December 2024 after winning the US presidential election, Trump was asked if he would consider the possibility of pulling out of NATO. Trump indicated that was an open question. 'If they're paying their bills, and if I think they're treating us fairly, the answer is absolutely I'd stay with NATO,' he told 'Meet the Press.' On being asked about considering pulling the U.S. out of the alliance. Trump had said, 'Absolutely. Yeah, absolutely.' Live Events On the other hand, French President Emmanuel Macron said in May 2025 that he was ready to hold a discussion regarding the potential deployment of his country's nuclear weapons elsewhere in Europe. He had noted that the United States had already stationed nuclear-armed aircraft in Europe. Macron shared a post on X for the rest of Europe saying the Rafale fighter jet is calling. His post on Friday, June 20, 2025, showed an Apple iPhone with an incoming call from 'Rafale' and a close-up of the jet arcing over barren and rocky land. Now the Italian defense minister's comments ahead of the NATO leaders' summit in The Hague have raised fresh doubts about the unity of NATO partners. At the summit, the alliance is likely to give its agreement on a higher spending target of 5 percent of GDP to placate Trump. According to Crosetto, NATO has failed in its original mission. 'If NATO was created to guarantee peace and mutual defense, it must either become an organization that takes on this task by engaging with the Global South, and thus become something profoundly different, or we will not achieve the goal of having security within rules that apply to everyone,' he said. French President Macron's pitch to deploy nuclear weapons in Europe It all started in March 2025, when the French President proposed holding talks with European allies regarding how French nuclear weapons could help protect Europe. His comments had come at a time when many European leaders felt that they could no longer rely on Washington's nuclear commitment to Europe as Moscow's threat loomed large. The French President's X post made on Friday seems to be his latest attempt towards sending a loud and clear message to the rest of Europe about strengthening the combined defenses and acting independently on matters of continental security to reduce dependence on Washington.
