North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Sweden sought NATO membership in response to growing security concerns.

Hungary ended its holdout after signing a defense deal with the Scandinavian nation, which will become the alliance’s 32nd member.

Sir Richard Dearlove said that the UK needs to do more to prepare to be combat-ready, including offering incentives in military recruitment.

Since ‘Russia is gearing its entire economy towards war,’ Europe must also boost its security, he said.

The former vice president is “convinced” that if Ukraine doesn’t repel Russia, “it’s not going to be too long” before Russia forces NATO to get involved.