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Europe 'must prepare for scale of war our grandparents endured', according to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

He feared the alliance was Vladimir Putin's 'next target' and said Russia could launch an attack within five years.

Rutte said Europe was 'already in the danger zone', and said 'the time for action is now' as he spoke in Berlin.

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According to the Mirror , Rutte said: "We are Russia's next target.

"I fear that too many are quietly complacent. 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 on our door. Russia has brought war back to Europe.

"We must be prepared for the scale of war

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