An “alliance of authoritarian powers” is working more closely together against Western democracies, the head of Nato has warned.

Jens Stoltenberg told the BBC that Russia, Iran, China and North Korea are increasingly aligned.

He also said he was confident allies of the Nato military alliance would agree a long-term funding deal for Ukraine by July.

The Nato chief explained: “China is propping up the Russian war economy, delivering key parts to the defence industry, and in return, Moscow is mortgaging its future to Beijing.”

Russia was providing technology to Iran and North Korea in return for ammunition and military equipment, he added.

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    7 months ago

    The vast majority of the article is just quotes from Jens Stoltenberg, though. It’s not an opinion piece.

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      No but Kuenssberg was interviewing him. Any decent journalist would point out that allies of these authoritarian powers are gaining power in the US and UK and elsewhere, and ask how worried should be we about Russian money funding the Tories or the Republican love-in with Putin.

      But she won’t because she is not a journalist, she’s a political gossip and Tory suckup.

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      Thought I’d just say.