WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will host NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte for a meeting in Washington on Thursday, the White House said on Tuesday. Trump will also welcome Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin to the White House on Wednesday, they said.

Higher European defence budgets and a ramp-up of production by military equipment industries are necessary to secure Europe, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in a German newspaper interview.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to repair his relationship with US counterpart Donald Trump after a public spat at the White House on Friday.

Yesterday, a confrontation occurred in the Oval Office between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte advised the Ukrainian leader to restore relations with the US president,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plans to participate in the European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday, his spokesman said.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced that alliance members are ramping up their defense investments and preparing additional financial support for Ukraine. His remarks came after a phone call with U.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Saturday he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he needs to find a way to restore his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump after their clash at a White House meeting on Friday.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that some European leaders had privately set out new plans on defence spending during a meeting in London, but he declined to give details, saying it was for individual leaders to set them out.