NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte calls Trump's decision to sell weapons to NATO for Ukraine 'significant' amid stalled peace talks with Russia and threats of secondary tariffs.

A version of this article appears in print on July 13, 2025, Page 11 of the Sunday Magazine with the headline: Mark Rutte Thinks President Trump ‘Deserves All the Praise’.

President Trump is set to meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte this week on the heels of the U.S. leader announcing plans to sell NATO allies weapons that it can pass on to Ukraine.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: U.S. President Donald Trump greets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is meeting with ...

The White House created a viral meme video set to Usher's "Daddy's Home" after NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's comment calling President Trump "daddy" during the summit.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte clarified his comment where he referred to President Trump as “daddy”, stating that he meant it in the sense that some European countries ask the US to… ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte referred to US leadership, not Trump, when he said "daddy" uses strong language sometimes. White House jumped on it.