Rutte made the comment while meeting with senators in the U.S. Congress the day after President Donald Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine and threatened "biting" secondary tariffs of 100% on the buyers of Russian exports unless there is a peace deal in 50 days.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that Brazil, China and India will face secondary sanctions from the US if Russia doesn’t negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine, and said they should lean on President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire.

You might want to call Vladimir and say, ‘Hey, friend, we are still buying stuff from you, but you have got to get serious when it comes to these negotiations on the cease-fire or a peace

Though endlessly critical of his predecessor, President Trump has adopted a Ukraine strategy similar to that of former President Joe Biden: Arm the

ABC15's Nick Ciletti spoke with Arizona Senator Mark Kelly to discuss the ongoing conflict, his candid words for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and his concerns if the war wages on.

President Trump has expressed growing support for NATO, saying that member nations are now "paying their own bills."

In a statement, NATO said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will be in Washington on Monday and Tuesday and meet with President Trump and key administration officials.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed gratitude for U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to send more weapons to Ukraine, particularly Patriot air defense missile systems