Rutte Says Current Defense Spending Won't Keep NATO Safe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Mark Rutte discusses the alliance's defense spending goals and what the new Donald Trump administration could mean for global security. He also discusses the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the need to reach "a good deal.
NATO’s Rutte: Trump ‘is right’ that Europe’s defense spending is a ‘problem’
Transatlantic military alliance chief echoes Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in stinging remarks at the World Economic Forum.
NATO's Rutte urges more support for Ukraine and backs Trump's defence budget demand
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attends the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
NATO Chief Mark Rutte urges more support for Ukraine
Our task is to ensure Ukraine has the best possible position in the negotiations, says NATO Secretary General in Davos during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
NATO’s Rutte Says Trump’s Pressure on Putin Is ‘Way Forward’
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gave his full-throated backing to US President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against Russia aimed at halting its war on Ukraine.
NATO head Mark Rutte: 'Very happy' with Trump's sanctions threat to Russia
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte discusses the war in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of sanctions on Russia and NATO members' defense spending.
NATO chief ‘very happy' with Trump's sanctions threat to Russia
NATO's Secretary-General Mark Rutte hailed newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump's Wednesday warning that Russia could expect more tariffs and sanctions if it did not end the war in Ukraine. "I was very,
NATO Warns Russian Victory Would Cost Allies Trillions
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that restoring the alliance's credibility after a Russian victory in Ukraine could require trillions of dollars.
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Pity the Poesy: Mark Rutte, NATO and Spending for War
Now men will go content with what we spoiled. Or, discontent, boil bloody, and be spilled. - Wilfred Owen, “Strange Meeting” ...
Ukraine proves the West has to develop weapons faster and cheaper, even if they're not perfect: NATO chief
The NATO secretary general said the alliance needs to urgently step up development and production.
Trump heads back to Davos, this time virtually, for elite World Economic Forum gathering
U.S. President Trump is to speak to an international audience for the first time after returning into the White House with a ...
NATO not involved in decisions over diversity staffing in military, Mark Rutte says
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated at Davos that decisions on diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) in armed forces ...
Trump tells Davos his push for peace in Ukraine ‘underway,’ cites oil prices as key leverage
Appearing via video link at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, yesterday, President Donald Trump called the war in Ukraine “an absolute killing field” and said his efforts to end ...
NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance’s credibility
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the ...
Ukraine-Russia latest: Major drone attack on Putin’s forces by Kyiv as North Korea ‘prepares more troops’
Major drone attack on Putin’s forces by Kyiv as North Korea ‘prepares more troops’ - Russia says it has downed at least 121 ...