Jan 23, 2025 · DAVOS, Switzerland — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte admitted that U.S. President Donald Trump is being absolutely fair to demand that European allies spend more on defense. "He is right of course, that the problem is not the U.S. and the problem is Europe," Rutte said at a breakfast discussion about Ukraine at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, after key Trump ally Richard Grenell ...

Jan 23, 2025 · 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 ...

Feb 22, 2024 · It’s been more than five years since Mark Rutte earned the nickname “the Trump whisperer.” It was July 2018 and Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary-general, had ushered everyone but the leaders, ambassadors and a handful of staff out of the room at the military alliance’s headquarters.

Jan 21, 2025 · President Donald Trump with former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Oval Office in 2019. Now NATO’s secretary-general, Rutte said Jan. 20, 2025, that the alliance will turbocharge defense ...

Nov 23, 2024 · President-elect Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met this week in Florida– as Europe awaits how the White House’s incoming administration approaches the war in Ukraine.

Nov 24, 2024 · NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte met U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday in Florida as the military alliance prepares for the real estate mogul’s return to power.

Nov 23, 2024 · NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday, a spokesperson for the transatlantic military alliance said on Saturday.

Dec 2, 2024 · In an interview with the Financial Times, Mark Rutte said deepening ties between US adversaries endangered America as he made a pitch to the president-elect to stick with Nato and continue to...

Oct 1, 2024 · NATO's new chief Mark Rutte took over the leadership of the military alliance from outgoing NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg at a ceremony in Brussels on Tuesday. In his acceptance speech, Rutte...

Jul 9, 2024 · Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was formally selected as the next NATO secretary general in late June and will begin the job on October 1.