NATO head Mark Rutte looks forward to boosted spending after White House meeting

‘I Don’t See US Withdrawing From Peace Discussions,’ NATO Chief Says After Meeting With Trump Cabinet

“We all agree in NATO that Russia is a long-term threat to NATO territory, to the whole of the Euro-Atlantic territory,“ Rutte told reporters, adding that he “doesn’t know” if Putin wants peace.

After a meeting with Donald Trump in the White House, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praises the US President for having "broken a blockade" in the Ukraine war. Now the ball is in Russia. He talks to Secretary of Defense Hegseth about a "stronger and more deadly NATO".

NATO Secretary General Rutte met US President Trump and Defence Minister Hegseth during his visit to Washington.

NATO head Mark Rutte looks forward to boosted spending after White House meeting

The Secretary-General of NATO Mark Rutte sounded optimistic comments to reporters following a meeting at the White House Thursday, endorsing president Trump's efforts to reach a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, but declining to comment on the specifics of the plan.When asked whether he thought Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to make peace, as we have heard President Trump indicate is his belief, he said "I don't know."Rutte also lo…

"Thank you for the warm welcome and interesting debate on how to ensure a stronger, fairer and more lethal NATO. Europe and Canada have increased defense spending and we are all working to increase production capacity," Rutte said on social media following his meeting with Hegseth.

On an official visit to Washington, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivered an unequivocal message to the Allied countries this Thursday: the commitment to invest 2% of GDP in defence is no longer enough to guarantee the security of the Atlantic territory. “Clearly, with 2% we cannot defend NATO territory,” he said after meeting in the White House with President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, an…