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.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos,

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that restoring the alliance's credibility after a Russian victory in Ukraine could require trillions of dollars.

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.

As President Trump looks to fix the issues that irk him the most, the issue of NATO defense spending — one of his perennial bugbears — is returning to the fore.

NATO is not involved in decisions taken by member states, such as the United States, over hiring in the armed forces based around diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) criteria, said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Davos on Thursday.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has called on the U.S. to continue its defense support for Ukraine. Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Rutte highlighted the need for Europe to increase its defense budget and take on a larger financial role in aiding Ukraine's defense efforts.

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 Secretary General Mark Rutte clarified that NATO does not intervene in individual member states' decisions regarding diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) criteria in hiring armed forces personnel.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte does not want to make Ukraine's potential membership of the defence alliance dependent on Russia's stance. NATO must make it clear that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no right of veto and no vote on who will join the alliance in the future,

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The NATO secretary general said the alliance needs to urgently step up development and production.