NATO considering new €70B military aid package for Ukraine
NATO countries are considering allocating a new €70 billion package of military aid to Ukraine, which could be announced at the Alliance summit in Ankara next month. – The proposal…
Orban’s successor rules out sending weapons to Ukraine
Hungary will not supply weapons or military equipment to Ukraine, the country’s newly elected prime minister, Peter Magyar, said on Thursday shortly after meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte…
Zelenskyy to attend NATO summit in July: Alliance chief
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend NATO’s summit in the Turkish capital Ankara in July, the alliance’s secretary general said Friday. – “I invited him already,” Mark Rutte told reporters…
Rubio Says Stronger Europe Is Essential for Stronger NATO
In my meeting with Mark Rutte I underscored that the Alliance must unambiguously commit at the upcoming Ankara Summit to rapidly scale defense production, expand our transatlantic defense industrial base,…
NATO chief says alliance to be less reliant on single ally
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte tells reporters the alliance is on a stronger path while gradually reducing reliance on a single ally, the US, as foreign ministers gathered for a summit…
Rutte says US troop withdrawal won’t hurt Europe
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday sought to tamp down European fears over pending US troop withdrawals on the continent, saying that the downsizing of the US troop presence…
Kallas, Rutte Push for Stronger European Contribution to NATO
It was good to meet with Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte today to speak about our support to Ukraine, Iran’s latest unprovoked attacks, and European defence readiness. NATO is…
Mark Rutte Condemns Attack at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
I am shocked by the attack on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Relieved that President Trump, the First Lady and all the guests are safe and sound This was an…
Rutte dismisses speculation about US leaving NATO
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has rejected speculation that the US is ending its membership in the NATO alliance. – “I don’t see the US leaving NATO,” Rutte said in…
Von der Leyen and Rutte Align on Expanding Defence Industrial Capacity
Great to see EU Commission Von Der Leyen and discuss how to further strengthen our essential NATO-EU cooperation, including ramping up defence industrial production, continuing vital support to Ukraine, and…