Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the Bucharest Nine and Nordic summit in Vilnius on Monday 2 June. Source: European Pravda; Zelenskyy on Telegram Details: The Ukrainian president said he had told Rutte about the agreements reached during the Istanbul talks on the exchange of

Nordic, Baltic and central European NATO members are committed to Ukrainian membership of the military alliance, the leaders of Poland, Romania and Lithuania said following a summit of the so-called B9 and Nordic countries on Monday.

The upcoming NATO summit in The Hague, led by Mark Rutte, will focus on increased defense spending and navigating relations with the United States, particularly under pressure from Donald Trump, while also considering Ukraine's involvement and alliance unity.

But two things could leave the alliance’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, presiding over a more difficult event: President Trump, who is expected to attend, is at odds with allies over Ukraine’s future. And Ukraine itself wants to join NATO, an outcome Mr. Trump opposes.

As Estonia’s defence minister opened a tech conference this week focused heavily on cutting-edge military equipment, he said his nation’s strategy in the face of mounting Russian pressure was to turn itself into a “fly that can paralyse an elephant”.

At his first NATO summit, Secretary-General Mark Rutte will try to keep Donald Trump onside, Ukraine out of the spotlight, and the alliance united behind a bigger defense budget -- all from his hometown of The Hague.

The upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague June 24-25 is shaping up as one of the most consequential and uncertain in the alliance’s history.

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Meanwhile, Democrats on Capitol Hill are biding their time until after this week’s NATO summit to pressure Biden into ending his re-election bid — as prominent lawmakers teased that ...

World leaders from NATO countries are set to descend on Washington, DC, this week for their annual meeting as President Joe Biden looks to quell fears and move past questions on his future.

Joe Biden’s time in public office is now behind him, but his age and mental acuity have become a litmus test for the next leaders in his party.

We need to build new defense systems,” Canada's finance minister tells POLITICO as NATO spending targets rise.