NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned of the possibility of Russia and China coordinating simultaneous attacks on Taiwan and NATO territory.

Mark Rutte has highlighted the risks of a possible collaboration between Russia and China, warning that Xi Jinping could seek Putin's help to distract NATO ahead of an attack on Taiwan. Rutte emphasized China's rapid military development, stressing that this is no accident and that Beijing's ambition is to control Taiwan. He also called for an increase in NATO's defense budget in the face of interconnected threats in Europe and Asia.