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It's healthy to not want to fight, says General Sir Richard Barrons, but young British people may realise they have to be conscripted if war erupts between Nato and Russia
Businesses in the Dutch defense industry are struggling to get funding from banks. Despite the increasing urgency to scale up production due to the many ongoing wars in the world, defense businesses run up against the same anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism rules that also make it challenging for sex workers and gambling companies to navigate banks, NOS reports.
The decision to appoint Mark Rutte as the new Secretary General of NATO will happen soon, expects former NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (2004-2009). There can always be developments in the final moments, but Rutte has broad support, and “I assume it will turn out well,” De Hoop Scheffer said on Nieuwsuur.
Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
Attendees of the Munich Security Conference were worried about Ukraine’s prospects against Russia and American commitment to Kyiv.