NATO chief warns that Putin wants long-term confrontation with …
Dec 12, 2024 · BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to “wipe Ukraine off the map” and could come after other parts of Europe next, as he urged Europeans to press their governments to ramp up defense spending.
NATO boss calls for much higher defense spending to counter Russia
Dec 13, 2024 · NATO head Mark Rutte warned the US-led transatlantic alliance on Thursday that it was not ready for the threats it would face from Russia in the coming years and called for a shift to a...
NATO Calls on Nations To Divert Social Security Money to Defense
Dec 16, 2024 · Mark Rutte, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General, says European states must divert spending from social programs toward defense to counter the growing threat posed by Russia.
NATO chief Rutte worried about alliance's long-term security
2 days ago · The new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte currently does not see any danger of a Russian attack on the defence alliance's territory, but looks to the future with concern. "No fear for now," he ...
Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte …
Oct 28, 2024 · It undermines peace on the Korean Peninsula and fuels the Russian war against Ukraine. Pyongyang has already supplied Russia with millions of rounds of ammunition and ballistic missiles that are fuelling a major conflict in the heart of Europe and undermining global peace and security.
NATO's Mark Rutte says Ukraine talks should have 'Putin at the …
Dec 12, 2024 · NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte expressed concern about the idea of conducting peace negotiations in the nearly three-year-long Russia-Ukraine war without Russian President Vladimir Putin...
NATO chief warns Putin wants confrontation with Europe after …
Dec 12, 2024 · BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to “wipe Ukraine off the map” and could come after other parts of Europe next, as he urged...
Nato must switch to 'wartime mindset', warns secretary general
Secretary general Mark Rutte said Moscow was "preparing for long-term confrontation with Ukraine and with us", describing the current security situation as the worst in his lifetime.
NATO chief warns of threat from Russian ties with China, Iran, …
Nov 12, 2024 · Russia's growing economic and military cooperation with China, North Korea and Iran is threatening Europe, the Indo-Pacific and North America, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on...
Mark Rutte, dealmaker and Putin critic, confirmed as next NATO …
Jun 18, 2024 · Mark Rutte, chosen to be NATO's next secretary-general, is a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a staunch ally of Ukraine who honed his skills as a political dealmaker...