NATO, Trump and Russia

NATO chief 'very happy' with Trump's sanctions threat to Russia
NATO's Secretary-General Mark Rutte hailed newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump's warning on Wednesday that Russia could expect more tariffs and sanctions if it did not end the war in Ukraine.
NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance’s credibility
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and could cost trillions of dollars to restore the organization's credibility.
NATO Chief 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 Chief Rutte Reaffirms Need to Step up Support for Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reaffirmed on Thursday the need to step up support for Ukraine, adding it was vital Russia did not win as it could result in Russian President Vladimir Putin 'high fiving' the leaders of North Korea and China.
NATO chief Rutte says Europe will fund US weapons for Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday called for the U.S. to continue supplying Ukraine and said Europe would pay the bill. Speaking at an event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the NATO chief said the alliance must invest more in defence,
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.
Ukraine’s Nato membership will run into Washington ‘buzz saw’, warns Trump envoy
Any attempt to get Ukraine into Nato will run into a “buzz saw” in Washington unless Europe pays for it, a top diplomat for ...
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NATO Secretary General: Putin has no right to decide who can join Alliance
The Russian leader Vladimir Putin has neither veto power nor a voice in deciding who will join NATO, Secretary General Mark ...
NATO Allies Must Pay 'Fair Share' Before Adding Members: US Envoy
NATO allies must pay their "fair share" on defence before considering enlarging the alliance, a US presidential envoy said Thursday, as NATO's chief said members will need to ramp up defence spending.
NATO not involved in decisions over DEI staffing in military, Rutte says
NATO is not involved in decisions taken by member states, such as the United States, over hiring in the armed forces based ...
Trump mistakes Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc and repeats the threat of massive tariffs
U.S. president Donald Trump has apparently confused Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, causing ...
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Europe is divided over Trump's call for NATO members to boost defense spending to 5% of GDP
Ralf Stegner, a member of Germany's Social Democratic Party, called Trump's comments "delusional and truly insane." Poland ...
Europe should welcome Trump's NATO spending call, says Poland's Tusk
Europe should welcome rather than rebuff U.S. President Donald Trump's call for other NATO members to ramp up their military ...
First NATO Country Announces It Will Match Trump's 5% Defense Ultimatum
Lithuania is to increase its defense spending to between 5 percent and 6 percent of its GDP from 2026, matching Trump's ...
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NATO’s Rutte: Trump ‘is right’ and Europe’s defense spending is a ‘problem’
Transatlantic military alliance chief echoes Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in stinging remarks at the World Economic Forum.
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Time to Expel Turkey From NATO
As a member of NATO, Turkey puts all NATO countries into a potential conflict due to its aggression, with each having the ...
Germany says it met NATO 2% defence spending target in 2024, short of Trump's demand
Germany met NATO's target to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence in 2024, the government said on Monday, though ...