The EU should stop dreaming of creating a European pillar for NATO and continue to build ties with the U.S. despite Trump, the alliance secretary-general said.

"Focus on Ukraine should be our number one priority, and then we can discuss on all the issues, including Greenland," Rutte said. "But it should be Ukraine first, because it is crucial for our European and U.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Mark Rutte has reaffirmed the organization’s unwavering support for Ukraine, warning European leaders not to be sidetracked by other geopolitical disputes.

"The Russians, at the moment, are losing massive amounts of their soldiers thanks to the Ukrainian defense," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told European lawmakers at a forum in Brussels on Tuesday. He said that 20,000 to 25,000 troops are dying each month as the war drags on.

Mark Rutte said Europe would need to spend ‘billions and billions of euros’ on defence

The EU should show flexibility in the way Ukraine spends the money allocated under the loan for armament. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said this at the EU Parliament in Brussels. It is about the €90 billion loan, the agreement on which was approved by the European Commission. The broadcast was carried by DRM News.

Russia's "massive" military losses in Ukraine are unsustainable, NATO Secretary General warns, as conflict set to enter fourth year with no clear end in sight.

The next NATO Secretary General will be the current Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte. The final decision is expected to be made at the July summit in Washington. For more on how Rutte reached this new position, the challenges he will face, and ...

The Dutchman, who has cultivated good relations with the American president, proposed transferring sovereignty over the Pituffik military base. These concessions still need to be approved by the Danish and Greenlandic authorities.

The NATO chief prompted pushback from France, the European Union's only nuclear power, as analysts call for a distinct European pillar within the alliance.