NATO, Trump

NATO’s Rutte Says Trump’s Pressure on Putin Is ‘Way Forward’
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gave his full-throated backing to US President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against Russia aimed at halting its war on Ukraine.
NATO’s Rutte: Trump ‘is right’ that Europe’s defense spending is a ‘problem’
Transatlantic military alliance chief echoes Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in stinging remarks at the World Economic Forum.
Trump's Greenland threat looms over NATO defense spending
NATO boss Mark Rutte said Trump "has been right many times" and played it cool when grilled by members of the European Parliament on the president-elect's Greenland plans.
NATO head Mark Rutte: 'Very happy' with Trump's sanctions threat to Russia
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte discusses the war in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of sanctions on Russia and NATO members' defense spending.
Trump Presidency Will 'Turbo-charge' NATO Defence Spending: Rutte
NATO chief Mark Rutte welcomed Donald Trump's return to the White House on Monday, saying his presidency "will turbo-charge defence spending and production" at the alliance.
NATO defense spending set to kick into high gear, Rutte says as Trump takes office
President Donald Trump with former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Oval Office in 2019. Now NATO’s secretary-general, Rutte said Jan. 20, 2025, that the alliance will turbocharge defense spending during Trump’s second term.
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NATO's Defence Boost: A New Chapter with Trump's Return
NATO leader Mark Rutte announced an increase in defence spending and production with U.S. President Donald Trump back in ...
US judge temporarily blocks Trump's order to change birthright citizenship
The Department of Justice says it will "vigorously defend" Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, ...
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Trump calls for increase in NATO spending that could drive Pentagon budget beyond $1 trillion
President Donald Trump said NATO countries must sharply increase their defense spending, demanding member states push beyond ...
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NATO 'collectively is not able to defend itself' in 4 or 5 years with 2% defense spending: Secretary general
Should new US administration keep supplying Ukraine from its defense industrial base, Europeans must be ready to pay the bill ...
NATO chief warns of credibility loss as Trump seeks 'deal' to end Russia-Ukraine conflict
NATO Chief Mark Rutte has said that if a deal is reached between Russia and Ukraine that is aligned more towards Moscow, ...
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Rutte Says NATO Must Spend Smarter on Defence or Face Bill of 3.7% of GDP
Rutte Says NATO Must Spend Smarter on Defence ... U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said last week that NATO members should dedicate 5% of their GDP to defence - a level analysts said would ...
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World leaders congratulate Donald Trump on second term as U.S. President
World leaders, including those from the G7 and Asia, congratulated Donald Trump on his second-term inauguration as US ...
Ahead of the expected Trump-Putin call, each side stakes out its position
Kremlin hard-liners are calling for the dismemberment of Ukraine, while Trump is threatening new sanctions if Putin doesn’t come to the negotiating table.