NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is expecting new pressure from US President-elect Donald Trump about the comparatively low defence spending of European allies including Germany. "He will want us to do more,

Mark Rutte, the organisation’s secretary general, told the BBC that US president-elect Donald Trump was “right” that there should be more spending on defence. Mr Trump has been critical in the past of European nations relying on US military ...

The first speech by NATO’s new secretary-general, Mark Rutte, on December 12 was ominous for more than one reason. The obvious one was what Rutte explicitly wanted to tell us. He said we are “not yet at war but definitely no longer at peace.

During his first administration, Trump said in 2018 that the defense spending goal for NATO should be doubled to 4 percent. While on the campaign trail in the lead-up to the 2024 election, he also accused NATO of relying too much on U.S. contributions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Wednesday with NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels to discuss "next steps" on Russia's war as Donald Trump prepares to take office in the United States.

COLUMN. After the US president-elect threatened to withdraw from NATO, Europe is still divided over its strategic autonomy and what kind of support they should give their own arms industry in the face of America's behemoths,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the possibility of Donald Trump initiating an effort to end Russia’s war, but warned against pushing for a ceasefire agreement that could easily unravel.

During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Brussels, NATO leader Mark Rutte urged member states on Wednesday to ramp up their military backing of Kyiv to improve Ukraine's standing over the next month.

The meeting with Nato Chief Mark Rutte and other key European leaders comes a month before Trump reclaims the US presidency, amid fears that Trump could pull US support for Kyiv.

The head of Nato has said it is time to "shift to a wartime mindset", as he warned the military alliance's members were not spending enough to prepare for the threat of a future conflict with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nato chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels on Wednesday to strategise over Russia’s war ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Brussels on Dec. 18 for talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, as Ukraine seeks to secure more air defense as well effective security guarantees from its Western allies.