It comes as Mark Rutte also announced that members would have to increase defence spending to 5% to meet its new baseline.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Russia makes in 3 months what NATO produces in a year. He called for a "quantum leap" in how Europe defends itself. NATO is seeking to boost weapons ...

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Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, left, welcomes Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte to Downing Street in London, Monday, June 9, 2025. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP) ASSOCIATED PRESS.

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.

DAYTON - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte stressed the importance of the United States' role in the 76-year-old military alliance, in an exclusive interview with The Columbus Dispatch.

NATO General Mark Rutte slammed Russia for sending a ‘low-level’ delegation to the Peace talks being held in Istanbul. Rutte also objected to Vladimir Putin not attending the talks, especially ...

NATO Chief Mark Rutte has stated that Ukraine was never promised NATO membership as part of any peace deal with Russia. He clarified that while Ukraine's accession remains a long-term goal, it is ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has proposed that alliance members meet higher targets for defence spending by 2032, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said on Friday. Skip to main content.

Mark Rutte urges allies to devote more funds, political energy to NATO alliance Rutte was in Washington on Thursday for meetings with senior US officials, two months before he's due to chair a ...