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 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.

Amid the halt in deliveries of critically important weapons to Ukraine from the United States, Kyiv will not be able to manage without all the possible support that Europe can provide, according ...

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

At the close of the NATO summit, Mark Rutte shared informal praise for Trump’s approach to Iran and defence spending, including a playful "daddy" remark on TV and private messages calling Trump ...

Bromance Rutte, the former Dutch prime minister, is no stranger to dealings with Trump, having deployed his easy charm in several visits to Washington, DC, during Trump’s first term.

President Donald Trump, right, speaks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a group photo in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) ...

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… ...