NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated this Monday that peace in Ukraine will not last if an agreement that ends the war satisfies the interests of Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, and warned that a pact that meets the interests of those countries "paves the way for global instability.

Donald Trump has frequently spoken about the need for NATO allies to increase the amount they spend on defense.

The EU needs to rethink its spending priorities to boost defense budgets, NATO's new Secretary-General Mark Rutte told the European Parliament on Monday.

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) discussed the security situation in Europe and beyond, as well as defence and EU-NATO cooperation, with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. In his first public discussion with MEPs from the Foreign Affairs Committee,

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed the European Parliament last week with a clear message: Europe isn’t spending enough on defense and the new US president will not like it.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said members have to boost spending. If not Europeans should "get out your Russian language courses or go to New Zealand," he said. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told members of the security alliance to boost defense spending or prepare to learn Russian.

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South Korea is showing a model of democracy. It was finally possible to get the former president out of his hole, into which he cowardly climbed and does not want to appear for questioning. At the same time,

European countries have ramped up defense budgets since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022. And many leaders have said the increased spending must continue to counter the growing military threat from Moscow.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told members of the security alliance to boost defense spending or prepare to learn Russian. Speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday urged the United States to keep supplying Ukraine with weapons to fight Russia's invasion and said he was sure Europe was ready to pay the bill.