Government says 'shadow of war is knocking' in threat from Russia View Image

Europe must be prepared to deter Russia as the “shadow of war” looms, a minister said amid a warning from the head of Nato. Armed forces minister Al Carns said countries need to “increase our lethality” and stop outsourcing it to others.

It comes after Nato secretary general Mark Rutte said Europe was “Russia’s next target” and warned countries to prepare for a “scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured”. Precarious peace efforts surrounding a US-led plan to end the war in Ukraine are ongoing, with Sir Keir Starmer insisting Mr Trump and his European counterparts are aligned on what they want for Kyiv.

But relations between Europe and the US are strained after the Trump administration’s na

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