Video: NATO Chief Hints at Incoming Russia-Europe War

Europe has received a severe warning from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to increase its defense budget and military readiness in order to combat Russia. He alluded to the potential for a direct conflict between Russia and Europe. 

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Berlin, Rutte made his remarks as European leaders debated a peace plan aimed at putting an end to Russia's protracted conflict in Ukraine in the face of mounting US pressure. 

Conflicts are no longer waged at a distance, thus we must be prepared. "We are facing conflict," he declared. 

"We need to be ready for the scope of the conflict that our grandparents and great-grandparents faced because Russia has brought war back to Europe."