On Tuesday (1 October 2024), Mark Rutte took office as the NATO Secretary General. He was welcomed to NATO Headquarters in Brussels by the outgoing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, whose term ends after ten years. Mr Rutte and Mr Stoltenberg laid a wreath during a ceremony at the NATO Memorial to the Fallen.

Oct 3, 2024 · “There can be no lasting security in Europe without a strong, independent Ukraine,” new NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in his first speech on taking office, and he affirmed a commitment made by the organization’s leaders in 2008 that …

Dec 12, 2024 · In his first major speech as NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte highlighted the critical need to ramp up defence spending and defence production in an increasingly turbulent security environment.

Oct 1, 2024 · Rutte becomes NATO’s top civilian official as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches the 1,000-day mark. Russian forces are making advances in eastern Ukraine.

Jun 27, 2024 · NATO on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 appointed Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general, putting the outgoing Dutch prime minister in charge of the world’s biggest security organization at a critical time for European security as war rages in Ukraine.

Oct 29, 2024 · Today Secretary General Rutte met with President von der Leyen for the first time since Mr Rutte took office at the helm of NATO. Their discussion focused on the importance of a close and strategic partnership between NATO and the European Union.

6 days ago · BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and that its credibility could cost trillions to restore.. NATO has been ramping up its forces along its eastern flank with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, deploying thousands of troops and equipment to deter ...

Oct 3, 2024 · New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine in his first official trip since taking office and pledging the alliance's continued support for Kyiv in its war with Russia.

6 days ago · 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.

On Tuesday 1 October 2024, Mark Rutte took office as the NATO Secretary General. He was welcomed to NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, by the outgoing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, whose term ends after ten years.