‘Not the time to go it alone’: Rutte warns there is no alternative to Nato for keeping Europe and North America safe – as it happened

Mark Rutte says Nato needs to know US has its back but Europe must also do its fair share. This live blog is closed

Meanwhile, Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson has confirmed the country plans to increase the country's defence spending to a provisional target of 3.5% of GDP by 2030 in the largest push since the end of cold war.

Sweden was expected to spend 2.14% in 2024, with projections reaching 2.4% this year, and 2.6% in 2028.

Let's not forget that Russia is and remains the most significant and dark threat to our alliance. Let's not forget that Russia is moving into a wartime economy. And that will have a huge impact on their capacity and capability to build their armed forces.

When it comes to the defence of Poland and the general defence of Nato territory, if anyone were to miscalculate and think they can get away with an attack on Poland or on any other ally, they will be met with the full force of this fierce alliance. Our reaction will be devastating.

This has to be very clear to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and anyone else who ... wants to attack us.