Donald Trump has frequently spoken about the need for NATO allies to increase the amount they spend on defense.
Then Dutch Prime Minister Rutte was credited with reasoning with the US president, assuring him that spending had already gone up and that he, President Trump, was the reason for it. And now ...
Rutte was elevated to his position leading NATO earlier this year after having served as the prime minister of the Netherlands between 2010 and 2024. “They discussed the range of global security ...
In opting for Rutte, a staunch US ally and stalwart backer of Ukraine, NATO's 32 nations have picked a leader expected to keep pushing support for Kyiv and efforts to bolster the alliance's ...
Rutte, a former Dutch prime minister, said that the alliance must step up on defense production, calling on governments to “stop creating barriers between each other and between industries ...
Sir Keir Starmer has joined other world leaders in condemning the “shockingly violent” attack in New Orleans after US ...
Rutte warned that the European defense industry has been "hollowed out by decades of underinvestment," while "Russian arms factories are churning out war equipment around the clock." NATO ...
Rutte also said that he ... ruling coalition party says 6:32 PM UTC · Updated ago Israeli strikes killed dozens of people across Gaza on Wednesday, Palestinian medics said, as talks to halt ...
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte holds press conference in Helsinki NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Finnish President ...