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Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte talks during his meeting with Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 9, 2025. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP) ...

Activists say it was over his tweets Remains of Air India crash victims are handed over to relatives Secretary-General Mark Rutte said during a visit to London that he expects the 32 NATO members ...

US Constitution becomes law Secretary-General Mark Rutte said during a visit to London that he expects the 32 NATO members to agree to a big hike in military spending at a summit in the ...

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Mark Rutte gave a keynote speech at Chatham House on Monday (9 June), where he proposed a target of 3.5% of economic output on military spending and another 1.5% on “defence-related expenditure”. “I ...

The defence bloc's secretary general, Mark Rutte, warned that Putin's regime will be able to mount a credible threat against Europe within five years - and said civilians need to be ready.

Speaking at the Chatham House think tank, Rutte said Russia is outpacing the far bigger NATO in producing ammunition, and the alliance must take a “quantum leap” in collective defense.

Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has said he sees no discrepancy between the UK’s current defence spending goals and his own push for members to reach 5% of GDP. The Nato chief would not reveal ...

Secretary-General Mark Rutte said during a visit to London that he expects the 32 NATO members to agree to a big hike in military spending at a summit in the Netherlands this month. Speaking at ...