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’.

Europe must dramatically ramp up its defenses against a resurgent Russia, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in an interview with the New York Times published on July 5, crediting U.S ...

President Trump confirms US arms sales to NATO allies for Ukraine aid, giving Putin 50 days to secure peace or face 100% tariffs in a deal praised by NATO's Mark Rutte.

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.

Be the first to comment. “Last Thursday, I got a call from President Trump. He said, ‘Hey, Mark, we really want to ramp up the support for Ukraine when it comes to weapons,’” Rutte said.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO Chief Mark Rutte will visit Washington D.C. on Monday July 14 and Tuesday July 15 where he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and ...

“In a nutshell, we’re going to make top of the line weapons, and they’ll be sent to NATO” for Ukraine, Mr. Trump said while appearing with alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary-General: It will mean that Ukraine can get its hands on really massive numbers of military equipment, both for air defense, but also missiles, ammunition, et cetera, et ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gestures during a meeting with President Donald Trump at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. AP Photo/Alex Brandon What To Know It is "up ...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised President Trump’s commitment to the military alliance during a recent interview and said the president deserves credit for pushing the 32-nation members ...

It was after midnight in Malaysia when Secretary of State Marco Rubio dialed into a call between President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The topic was Ukraine and Rubio, on ...