NATO boss Mark Rutte said Trump "has been right many times" and played it cool when grilled by members of the European Parliament on the president-elect's Greenland plans. Rutte urged EU states to boost defense spending.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday that he is working to persuade US President-elect Donald Trump to ease access for European partners to US weapons systems. Rutte told dpa that European allies are already investing hundreds of billions of dollars in the US defence industry.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte emphasized that NATO currently isn't ready to meet security challenges and called for increased defence spending. #EuropeNews

Trump’s demand that the Nato allies spend significantly more on defence is the opening salvo in a new era of transatlantic tensions.

President-elect Donald Trump has frequently spoken about the ... NATO General-Secretary Mark Rutte attends a meeting in the European Parliament on January 13, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium.

NATO allies are facing an intensified threat from Russia, Mark Rutte said.

Ukraine is not currently in a strong enough position for peace talks with Russia, NATO chief Mark Rutte said Monday, as US president-elect Donald Trump gears up to take power.

Jan 13 (Reuters) - NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Monday the ... U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said last week that NATO members should dedicate 5% of their GDP to defence - a level analysts ...