NATO Chief Warns Europe's Refinery Closures Undermine Military Readiness

⛽ NATO — Europe's tanks can't reach Poland if there's no fuel to fill them. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Rutte is naming a structural failure hiding in plain sight: NATO's eastern flank mobility depends on refinery output, and Europe has been closing refineries faster than it opens them. With Hormuz shut and Middle East supply disrupted, the margin thins further. A tank that can't be fueled is a deterrence gap — one Russia reads as clearly as any deployment order.