Meanwhile, Rubio headed back to Washington after scrapping his planned final press conference, something that the U.S. delegation said was due to a scheduling change. Despite those discordant notes, foreign ministers continued to insist that the alliance is still functioning. “We all understand and feel the profound change in the international relations and in this … Read more
But the other leaders questioned why Rutte of all people, who will take over as secretary-general of NATO in October, would want to stop the bloc from investing in its security, Tusk told journalists on Friday. “Everybody, almost everybody, loudly reminded Mark Rutte that he will soon take up the role of NATO secretary general, … Read more
“Russia will remain the most significant and direct threat to the Alliance for the foreseeable future,” he wrote. Iohannis would be the first NATO chief from a country that was once in the Soviet bloc, but he faces an uphill struggle to edge out Rutte. The U.S., Britain, France and Germany — the four biggest … Read more
The leaders of Ukraine and the Netherlands signed a security guarantee deal in the northeastern Ukrainian frontline city of Kharkiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a social media post on X, formerly Twitter, that the document includes €2 billion ($2.16 billion) in military aid from the Netherlands this year, as well as further defense assistance over the next ten years. “I … Read more