NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte refused after speaking with President Donald Trump to weigh in on a U.S. plan to end Russia's war against Ukraine.

Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is set to take over as NATO secretary general, is shown during an official lunch at Noordeinde Palace on June 24 in The Hague, Netherlands.

Mark Rutte rode off into the sunset on his bicycle last week, making a carefully choreographed exit from Dutch politics, which he has dominated as prime minister for nearly 14 years.

NATO chief Mark Rutte said Tuesday that Donald Trump's push for a ceasefire and lasting peace in Ukraine was "not easy," as he condemned as "outrageous" Russia's "terrible pattern" of attacks on ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday that he assumes alliance members will agree to a broad defence spending target of 5% of gross domestic product during a summit in The Hague next month.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in a comment to RBC-Ukraine said that ending Russia’s war in Ukraine within 180 days is an ...

NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Saturday he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he needs to find a way to restore his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump after their clash at ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said European countries in the military alliance have agreed to step up their defense spending in the wake of President Donald Trump’s request that they ...

NATO chief Mark Rutte warned in Warsaw on Wednesday that the Western defence alliance would respond with a "devastating" blow to any attack by Russia on Poland or another ally. "If anyone were to ...

Full Interview: NATO Chief Mark Rutte on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" 15:44 NATO's top official says Russia needs to move more quickly to end the war in Ukraine, and he's been told by ...

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: We now turn to Europe, where the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, is getting a new secretary-general. That job is going to Mark Rutte, the outgoing Dutch prime ...