Each of the 32 Nato member countries – including Britain – must prepare for a war on a scale ‘our grandparents and great-grandparents endured’.

Nato chief ‌Mark Rutte today urged allies to step up their defence efforts to prevent a war waged by Russia.

In a speech in Berlin, he said too many allies do not feel the urgency of the ‍threat in Europe and that they must rapidly increase defence spending and production to prevent a war on the scale of that ‍seen by ‍past generations.

‘We are Russia’s next target. I fear that too many are quietly complacent,’ he warned.

‘Too many don’t feel the urgency. And too many believe ⁠that time is on our side. It is not. The time for action ⁠is now.

‘Conflict is at our door. Russia has brought war back to Europe. And we must be prepared.’

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