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Russia continues its brutal war against Ukraine & demonstrates increasingly reckless behaviour
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- Russia continues its brutal war against Ukraine & demonstrates increasingly reckless behaviour
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Just concluded our meeting of Foreign Ministers
We face real & lasting dangers: Russia continues its brutal war against Ukraine & demonstrates increasingly reckless behaviour when it comes to NATO
This shows that we need to remain vigilant – NATO must & will continue to respond with strength, unity & resolve
#NATO #OTAN #ForMin
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- NATO Secretary General press conference at Foreign Ministers Meeting, 03 DEC 2025
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, 3 December 2025.
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- NATO Secretary General, North Atlantic Council at Foreign Ministers Meeting, 03 DEC 2025
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the North Atlantic Council in Foreign Ministers Session, 3 December 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good morning all of you and welcome.
Welcome to this meeting of the Foreign Ministers of NATO.
In this session, we will assess the progress made in strengthening our collective defence since NATO leaders met at the historic Summit in the Hague. We will also look ahead at what more Allies need to do as we start preparing for the next Summit in Ankara in July 2026 and we face real and lasting dangers.
Russia continues to test our deterrence. Russia has violated our airspace with jets and drones, conducted sabotage and sent spy ships into our waters.
These actions are reckless and they are dangerous, and it's not Russia alone.
It is working closely with China, North Korea and Iran to attempt to disrupt our societies and tear up the global ru...
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- NATO Secretary General - Doorstep statement at Foreign Ministers Meeting, 03 DEC 2025
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels, 3 December 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good morning all of you, at this early hour.
Looking forward today to host the foreign ministers of NATO. Of course, we'll be discussing the historic The Hague Summit, and to make sure that we implement all the decisions when it comes to, and so to discuss the implementation of that summit - particularly when it comes to defence spending. Ramping up to 5% on a credible path, defence industrial production - we have to do much more - we are doing better, but still a lot to be done. And of course, keeping Ukraine as strong as possible in the fight today, but also to be in the strongest possible position when peace talks really start to happen, in a way where this could lead to a result.
And then we will also have the NUC - NATO-Ukraine Council - later today, the lu...
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- Allies are ready, willing & able to tackle the challenges we face – keeping our 1bn people safe
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Ready to welcome NATO Foreign Ministers tomorrow.
We’ll address evolving threats to our security, review action to strengthen our deterrence & defence, and discuss continued support to Ukraine.
Allies are ready, willing & able to work together to tackle the challenges we face – keeping our 1bn people safe today & in the future
#NATO #ForMin #OTAN
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- NATO Secretary General pre-ministerial press conference at Foreign Ministers Meeting, 02 DEC 2025
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Pre-ministerial press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, 2 December 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good afternoon, and it's good to see you all here in the press theater.
Tomorrow, NATO Foreign Ministers will meet here at NATO Headquarters, and we have much to discuss.
As we look ahead to the next NATO Summit in Ankara in July, Allies will address the evolving threats to our security.
They will review the action taken to strengthen our deterrence and defence, and we will also meet in the NATO Ukraine Council with Foreign Minister Sybiha, along with the EU High Representative Kallas.
As we begin to look ahead to our next Summit in Türkiye, we will examine the evolving threats and challenges to our security - including from Russia - and how we are progressing on the crucial decisions leaders made in The Hague.
Allies ag...
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- Iceland's 🇮🇸 strategic position underpins security for North America and Europe
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- 🗣 | NATO Secretary General: Iceland as we know is a founding member of our Alliance. Your strategic position underpins security for North America and Europe – at sea, below the surface, and in the air above.
You operate critical air defence and surveillance systems as part of NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence; and you provide facilities, infrastructure and Host Nation Support at Keflavik for regular Air Policing.
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- NATO Secretary General with the Prime Minister of Iceland 🇮🇸 Kristrún Frostadóttir, 27 NOV 2025
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Joint press point by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with Kristrún Frostadóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, 27 November 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Prime Minister Frostadóttir, dear Kristrún, it is a pleasure indeed to be back in Reykjavík. This is the northernmost capital in NATO, I think even in the whole world. And I want to thank you for your warm welcome, for the friendship. And it is great to see you now in Reykjavík.
Since you took office - it is now almost a year ago, I think, in December - you have made Iceland's continued commitment to NATO clear. Very clear. And your government has ambitious plans to take the hard, but I believe also the necessary, decisions required to increase defence and security related spending, and for this, I commend you. For a nation without armed forces, this is no small task. But Iceland has always punched above its weight. Believe me, I remember very well when the Icelandic national football...
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- Finland 🇫🇮 strengthens NATO's deterrence & defence. Its expertise in the High North is crucial
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- 🗣 | NATO Secretary General: Finland is a highly valued Ally – your membership in NATO strengthens our deterrence and defence & your expertise in the High North is crucial
Thank you for your contributions – including in support of Ukraine – and steadfast commitment to our shared security
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- NATO Secretary General with the President of Finland 🇫🇮 Alexander Stubb, 17 NOV 2025
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Joint press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with Alexander Stubb, President of Finland, 17 November 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
President Stubb, dear Alex,
Welcome back to NATO Headquarters. You were the first Allied leader to visit after I took office last year and it’s always great to see you.
Finland is a valued Ally. Your membership strengthens NATO’s deterrence and defence. And Finland can count on your NATO Allies to stand beside you.
Finland has always recognised the importance of security, and you know what it takes to deliver it. You spent over 2.4% of GDP on defence last year, and will spend over 2.7% this year.
And together with Sweden, you are establishing a new NATO Forward Land Force in Finland that will further reinforce NATO’s posture.
And of course, I welcome the new Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli, which will plan, prepare and run the activities of NATO land forces...
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- NATO Secretary General at the NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force Headquarters, 13 NOV 2025
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Joint press statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with Minister-President of State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wüst, and Commander NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force, Major General Andreas Korb, 13 November 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good afternoon. Herr Minister-President, Lieber Hendrik. Major General Korb, dear Andreas, thank you for welcoming me to Geilenkirchen today, and it's a pleasure to be here in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Here in Geilenkirchen you host NATO's Airborne Warning and Control Force, the AWACS. The men and women of this air base are doing a crucial job. They are NATO's eyes in the sky, making sure we are prepared to face any threat that might come our way. They play a key role in enabling our deterrence and defence, and I want to thank them all for the work they are doing here.
And in North Rhine-Westphalia, you do not only host our AWACS, your state Hendrik, is also playing a ...
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- NATO Secretary General with the Commander Joint Force Command Brunssum, 13 NOV 2025
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Joint press statements with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Commander Joint Force Command Brunssum General Ingo Gerhartz, 13 November 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good afternoon General Gerhartz, dear Ingo. It's a pleasure to be here today, and thank you for hosting me here in Brunssum.
I also want to take the opportunity to congratulate you on your new position as Commander. You started this role in June, and we are very glad to have such an experienced General, and a fighter pilot, in charge at Brunssum. As Chief of the German Air Force, you made it a particular priority to improve operational readiness.
The changes you implemented have helped the German Air Force to go from strength to strength and to play a leading role in our Alliance. Here at Joint Force Command in Brunssum, you are looking to our northern and eastern flanks. These are areas where Russia constantly tries to test our resolve and our responses, but ...
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- Speech by the NATO Secretary General at the NATO-Industry Forum, 06 NOV 2025
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Speech by the NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO-Industry Forum on 6 November 2025.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participated in the NATO-Industry Forum in Romania, where he spoke on the importance of increased defence production and the value of closer ties with the industry. He also engaged with students at the University of Bucharest.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Thank you for that very kind introduction.
President Dan, dear Nicușor, Ministers, Excellencies, Ambassadors present here, Admiral Vandier, dear Pierre.
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning to you all. And first, let me thank you, President Dan and Romania for hosting us here in Bucharest and for your lovely evening yesterday.
And also, a special thanks to Pierre and Tarja and your respective teams at Allied Command Transformation and NATO headquarters for Co-organizing this forum. Thank you so much, and many thanks to all the i...
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- "Deterrence is the bedrock of our Alliance"
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- On 5 and 6 November 2025, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is visiting Bucharest, Romania, meeting President Dan, Prime Minister Bolojan, and other senior officials
More about the NATO Summit in The Hague 🇳🇱 https://bit.ly/NATOsummitTheHague
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- NATO Secretary General with the President of Romania 🇷🇴 Nicușor Dan, 05 NOV 2025
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of Romania, Nicușor Dan, 5 November 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
President Dan, dear Nicuşor, it’s a pleasure to be here, with you, in Bucharest.
And we had already, indeed, very fruitful discussions on my first visit in this capacity to Romania.
For more than 20 years now, Romania has been a steadfast and valued Ally.
You host the French-led NATO Forward Land Forces – strengthening our deterrence and defence posture on our Eastern Flank.
Next week, as part of the Dacian [Fall] Exercise, NATO will exercise scaling the presence from a battalion to a brigade.
Romania provides important leadership in the context of the Black Sea region – you already mentioned it – which is, can I stress this, of strategic importance to the whole of the Alliance.
NATO also highly values Romania’s, Bulg...
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- NATO Secretary General and the Minister of Defence of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Denys Shmyhal, 15 OCT 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with Minister of Defence of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, 15 October 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
It's a real pleasure to host the Minister of Defence of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal here at NATO. It is a great, great honour, and the more because he was Prime Minister before. So we have been working together now for four years, basically since this terrible, full onslaught of Russia on Ukraine started in February 2022, and even before I visited you in Kyiv, so I think Ukraine could not have a better Defence Minister than you. You're really on it.
NATO clearly prioritises to keep Ukraine in the fight as strong as possible today, making sure that all Allies, but also outside NATO, our partners, give to Ukraine whatever they can to make sure that you have what you need, both in lethal and non-lethal air defence systems, etc, etc. And of course, recently, we had the good news from the US that they decided to agai...
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- ⏫ defence investment ⏫ defence production ⏫ support to Ukraine🇺🇦 ➕ counter-drone measures | #DefMin
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- 6 months ago
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- Excellent discussions with Defence Ministers, reaffirming increased defence investment, enhanced defence production & stepping up support to Ukraine.
We will also implement additional counter-drone measures — #NATO is ready to do what it takes to keep our 1bn people safe & our territory secure
#DefMin
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- NATO Secretary General press conference at Defence Ministers Meeting, 15 OCT 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following the meetings of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, 15 October 2025.
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- NATO Secretary General, North Atlantic Council at Defence Ministers Meeting, 15 OCT 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers Session, 15 October 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good morning and welcome to this meeting of NATO Defence Ministers.
This session will focus on how we will make our deterrence and defence even stronger, building, of course, on the historic decisions taken at the Summit in the Hague to massively increase defence spending and defence production.
We will discuss progress on implementing NATO's new capability targets, making sure we have the best armed forces ready to protect our people.
We will also take stock of NATO's missions and operations and our new activity Eastern Sentry, which strengthens our security, starting with the eastern flank, and we will launch further work to tackle the challenges we face from drones.
We will also examine the progress we made to enhance the defence industrial ...
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- NATO Secretary General with 🇺🇸 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, 15 OCT 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth at the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, 15 October 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
So, good morning. I really want to welcome Pete Hegseth here to NATO again to the Defence Ministers meeting. This will be an important meeting, because we had a successful Summit in The Hague, and there is now much more cash on the table. There is firepower coming out of our defence industry, which is so important, and we are doing everything collectively to keep Ukraine strong.
But I particularly want to thank President Trump and you personally for your leadership and your whole team for the fact that NATO is now much stronger, more lethal, but is also fairer, because we know that since President Eisenhower, there was this constant irritant that yes, NATO was there, the US was committed, but also had a clear expectation that EU Allies and Canada would st...
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- NATO Secretary General - Doorstep statement at Defence Ministers Meeting, 15 OCT 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of the meetings of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, 15 October 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
So good morning. Good to see you all, and today will be an important meeting with the Defence Ministers. We had an extremely successful Summit in The Hague, we agreed, as you know, to ramp up defence spending to 5% including 3.5[%] on core defence and 1.5[%] on all the important defence related issues.
It was a Summit where we also discussed the defence industrial production, to ramp that up and to make sure that Ukraine is as strong as possible, staying in the fight. And today, we will touch on all those issues, and of course, on what happened just recently - the drones. How to make sure that we can do even more to protect NATO against also these new developments. So this will be an important day.
We will have Ukraine during the day in the lunch, we have a NATO-Ukrain...
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- Slovenia 🇸🇮 makes important contributions to our Alliance and is a valued supporter of 🇺🇦
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met Slovenian Prime Minister Dr Robert Golob, President Dr Nataša Pirc Musar and President of the National Assembly Urška Klakočar Zupančič. He thanked them for Slovenia’s contributions to the Alliance, including to NATO’s missions in Iraq and Kosovo as well as to the Forward Land Forces in Latvia and Slovakia. Mr Rutte highlighted Slovenia’s support for Ukraine, welcoming Slovenia’s announcement of its contribution to the next PURL package of essential equipment for Ukraine. Slovenia has also committed to increasing defence investment; the Secretary General noted that doing so ensures NATO has “the capabilities and forces to keep our people safe.”
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- NATO Secretary General with the Prime Minister of Slovenia 🇸🇮 Robert Golob, 13 OCT 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Joint press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Dr Robert Golob, 13 October 2025.
On Monday (13 October 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Ljubljana, Slovenia, where he addressed the 71st Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
During his visit, the Secretary General met Slovenian Prime Minister Dr Robert Golob, President Dr Nataša Pirc Musar and President of the National Assembly Urška Klakočar Zupančič. He thanked them for Slovenia’s contributions to the Alliance, including to NATO’s missions in Iraq and Kosovo as well as to the Forward Land Forces in Latvia and Slovakia. Mr Rutte highlighted Slovenia’s support for Ukraine, welcoming Slovenia’s announcement of its contribution to the next PURL package of essential equipment for Ukraine. Slovenia has also committed to increasing defence investment; the Secretary General noted that doing so ensures NATO has “the capabiliti...
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- We live in a more dangerous world & the risks to our security have reach.
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- We live in a more dangerous world & the risks to our security have reach.
Parliamentarians play a pivotal role in raising awareness in our societies. We all need to work together to keep our 1bn citizens safe
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- NATO Parliamentary Assembly 71st Annual Session in 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, 13 OCT 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Address by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, followed by a moderated conversation, 13 October 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Dear Marcos, Mr. President.
And let me start by saying that today, I believe, is a good day for peace and stability.
As we know, President Trump, he arrived in Israel to mark the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the release this morning of hostages.
So I believe this is great news, and we all want to see peace and security in the Middle East.
And therefore, of course, we also hope that this will repeat itself in Europe as soon as possible, because we still have a lot of work to do in Europe, but we can build on this success, I'm absolutely confident.
First, I also want to pay tribute to Lord Campbell, who served with distinction in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly for over three decades. Ming, as he was known, was a great champion of NATO and the transatl...
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- NATO Secretary General announces annual nuclear deterrence exercise Steadfast Noon, 10 OCT 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- NATO’s annual nuclear deterrence exercise – STEADFAST NOON – will start on 13 October.
The exercise is an important demonstration of the Alliance’s nuclear deterrent, and sends a clear message to any adversary that NATO can and will protect and defend all Allies.
No nuclear weapons are used in the exercise - This message was recorded during the Secretary General’s visit to Volkel Air Base, 18 September.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Volkel airbase, here in the Netherlands, is part of NATO’s nuclear exercise, Steadfast Noon, which will start on October 13.
We will see aircraft, like the very impressive Dutch F-35A behind me, participate in the exercise, along with aircraft from all over the Alliance.
It is important to say that this exercise takes place yearly. This is yearly training, and it is regular.
And we need to do this because it helps us to make sure that our nuclear deterrent rema...
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- NATO Secretary General video address to the NATO Annual Cyber Defence Conference, 09 OCT 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- In a video address to NATO’s annual Cyber Defence Conference on Thursday (9 October), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte emphasised the importance of NATO and Allies continuing to grow stronger in the digital world.
“Every day, state and non-state actors are working in cyberspace against us, trying to disrupt our defences, degrade our critical infrastructure, spy on our societies, and interfere with government services”, the Secretary General said.
In response to the fast-evolving, ever growing cyber threat, NATO and Allies are taking further steps to operationalise cyberspace as a domain of operations, including through the establishment of the NATO Integrated Cyber Defence Centre. The Centre brings together civil and military cyber defenders including industry on a 24/7 basis, to improve situational awareness and enhance collective resilience against cyber threats.
“NATO Allies are also stepping up their investment in cyber defence” the...
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- NATO Secretary General at the European Political Community, 02 OCT 2025
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- 7 months ago
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- Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of the meeting of the European Political Community, 2 October 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good morning, I am happy to be here. I want to thank Denmark for organising this – I think it’s now the 7th – European Political Community. Of course, with everything going on now, when it comes to our collective security, how to keep our skies safe, how to make sure that Ukraine stays in the fight as strong as possible now, but also to be in the best possible position when, hopefully, one day peace talks will start. It is important to come together to chart a course, and the dinner last night was very successful, hosted by the King and Queen of Denmark. We discussed a lot of issues, and we will continue doing that today. So, thank you for being here, and myself happy to be here also.
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- NATO Secretary General w/the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, 30 SEP 2025
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Press statement by the NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte together with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen ahead of the meeting at the College of European Commissioners, 30 September 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Thank you very much. And basically, all you said, I can completely agree with. Let me first start with saying that the cooperation we are having is excellent.
From day one, when I started, we completely work together as one team, which is extremely, which is extremely important. And also on the assumption that we have a clear division of labour. NATO is strong at standard setting, at capability targets. And the EU has this enormous power of the internal market, as you said, making sure that the defence industrial base is developed, making sure that the money and the assets are there to support Ukraine, and also when it comes to the drone wall initiative, I think that was an excellent idea. And there was a firs...
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- NATO Secretary General at the United States 🇺🇸 Military Academy West Point, 25 SEP 2025
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Speech by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the United States Military Academy West Point, 25 September 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
General Reeves, Cadets,
It is an honour for me to join you here today.
West Point has always been a defender of democracy, of freedom and liberty.
High above the Hudson, the fortifications at West Point protected, as you know, the new born United States of America.
And for more than two centuries, West Point has made the leaders that make history.
You wear the same grey cloth as cadets MacArthur, Patton, and Eisenhower.
I personally carry a deep and abiding respect for U.S. military might.
We Dutch recognize the indispensable role your predecessors played in winning World War II.
My family and my nation thrive thanks to that fighting spirit.
West Point is an expression of the ideals that built America – duty, honour,...
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- NATO stands ready & willing to defend every inch of Allied territory.
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The North Atlantic Council met this morning and strongly condemned Russia’s dangerous violation of Estonian airspace on Friday.
Our posture – on land, at sea and in the air – is serving us well.
NATO stands ready & willing to defend every inch of Allied territory.
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- NATO Secretary General press conference, 23 SEP 2025
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following a statement by the North Atlantic Council on recent airspace violations by Russia, 23 September 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Thank you and good afternoon.
This morning the North Atlantic Council held consultations under Article 4 of the Washington Treaty. This followed a request from Estonia after their airspace was violated by three armed MIG-31 fighter jets on Friday, where NATO responded quickly and decisively.
Following the meeting, Allies issued a strong statement of solidarity and resolve. They condemned Russia’s reckless actions, which are escalatory, risk miscalculation and endanger lives. Allies affirmed yet again that our shared commitment to collective defence is unshakeable.
We do not want to see a continuation of this dangerous pattern by Russia – intentional or not. But we stand ready and willing to continue to defend every inch of A...
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- NATO Secretary General with the Prime Minister of Albania 🇦🇱 Edi Rama, 17 SEP 2025
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Remarks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, 17 September 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good morning.
It is a real honour to have my close friend, Edi Rama, visiting, the Prime Minister of Albania.
Albania is a staunch Ally. Albania will reach the 2% defence spending, this year, which is a great commitment.
Albania is developing its defence industrial base, including through its state-owned enterprise, which is important because we need a strong defence industrial base all over NATO.
You are helping a lot with Ukraine. For example, through our Command in Wiesbaden, where we have an Albanian delegation, but also through language training for fighter pilots, for technicians. So, you are doing a lot when it comes to Ukraine.
And outside Albania you are participating in our Forward Land Forces in Latvia and Bulgaria. You are active in Kosovo, through KFOR. S...
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- NATO launches military activity EASTERN SENTRY to bolster posture further along our eastern flank
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- On Friday (12 September 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Alexus G. Grynkewich held a joint press conference to outline NATO’s response to the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones two days earlier. Mr Rutte announced the launch of “Eastern Sentry,” a military activity aimed to bolster NATO’s posture along the eastern flank.
Commencing in the coming days, Eastern Sentry will involve a range of Allied assets and feature both traditional capabilities and novel technologies, including elements designed to address challenges associated with drones. “Eastern Sentry will add flexibility and strength to our posture,” said the Secretary General. He thanked General Grynkewich for his responsive leadership both in the context of the incursions on 10 September and in guiding the design of this new activity, as well as Admiral Pierre Vandier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, for his role in promot...
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- NATO Secretary General with Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), 12 SEP 2025
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- On Friday (12 September 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Alexus G. Grynkewich held a joint press conference to outline NATO’s response to the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones two days earlier. Mr Rutte announced the launch of “Eastern Sentry,” a military activity aimed to bolster NATO’s posture along the eastern flank.
Commencing in the coming days, Eastern Sentry will involve a range of Allied assets and feature both traditional capabilities and novel technologies, including elements designed to address challenges associated with drones. “Eastern Sentry will add flexibility and strength to our posture,” said the Secretary General. He thanked General Grynkewich for his responsive leadership both in the context of the incursions on 10 September and in guiding the design of this new activity, as well as Admiral Pierre Vandier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, for his role in promot...
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- NATO Allies stand in solidarity with Poland 🇵🇱 & denounce Russia’s reckless behaviour
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- NATO Allies stand in solidarity with Poland & denounce Russia’s reckless behaviour after the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones. Allies are resolved to defend every inch of Allied territory. We'll closely monitor the situation, our air defences continually at the ready.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General
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- NATO Secretary General statement on violation of Polish 🇵🇱 airspace by Russian drones, 10 SEP 2025
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones, 10 September 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Last night, numerous drones from Russia violated Polish airspace. Our air defences were activated and successfully ensured the defence of NATO territory, as they are designed to do. Several Allies were involved alongside Poland. This included Polish F16s, Dutch F35s, Italian AWACS, NATO Multi Role Tanker Transport, and German Patriots. I commend the pilots and all who contributed to this quick and skillful response.
The North Atlantic Council met this morning and discussed the situation in light of Poland’s request for consultations under Article 4 of the Washington Treaty. Allies expressed solidarity with Poland and denounced Russia’s reckless behaviour. A full assessment of the incident is ongoing. What is clear is that the violation last night is not an isolated incident.
The S...
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- NATO Secretary General with the Prime Minister of Czechia Petr Fiala 🇨🇿, 04 SEP 2025
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, travelled to Czechia. He met Prime Minister Petr Fiala, and discussed the implementation of decisions taken by Allied leaders at the NATO Summit in The Hague, in June, to enhance defence spending and defence production, and to continue supporting Ukraine.
Mr Rutte emphasised Czechia as a staunch supporter of Ukraine, highlighting the Czech-led ammunition initiative as a resounding success.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Dear Prime Minister, dear Petr,
It's a pleasure to see you again and now in Prague today.
Czechia is a staunch and a reliable ally. You make very important contributions to NATO's deterrence and defence. You have a strong defence industry. This is crucial. I gave a speech just this morning on how vital it is that we step up our production efforts, and Czechia is playing an important role here. You contribute to NATO's forward land forces. You have participated in NATO's ...
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- Our need to increase defence investment and production is in response to the threats we face
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- ❝We should not forget: our need to increase defence investment and production is in response to the threats we face.❞
🗣 | NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a speech he gave at the IISS Prague Defence Summit
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- NATO Secretary General speech at IISS Prague Defence Summit 🇨🇿, 04 SEP 2025
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gave a speech at the IISS Prague Defence Summit.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Thank you Dr Giegerich, dear Bastian.
Let me say, thank you all for being here. I see many faces I know so I cannot hug you personally at the moment but I would have loved to do that.
And it’s also good to be back in beautiful Prague.
It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to have this debate with you this morning.
IISS has a reputation when it comes to assessing military capabilities, you know that - “military balance” if you will.
So, it comes as no surprise that we are here today, and I’m here today, to talk about European military capabilities – and what we need to keep our continent safe. Now but also in the future.
And this is such a crucial topic – and you will not be surprised to hear me say that we need more than we currently have.
A lot more, I can tell ...
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- NATO Secretary General with the President of Estonia Alar Karis 🇪🇪, 03 SEP 2025
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Joint press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of Estonia, Alar Karis 🇪🇪 on 03 September 2025.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Estonian President Alar Karis met in Brussels to discuss NATO’s ongoing support to Ukraine, deterrence and defence, and the implementation of key decisions from the NATO Summit in The Hague.
The Secretary General thanked Estonia for its major contributions to the Alliance, highlighting its role in hosting the UK-led Forward Land Forces in Tapa and NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission at Ämari Air Base. He also noted Estonia’s leadership in cyber defence, innovation, and support to Ukraine.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good morning President Karis, dear Alar,
It is a pleasure to welcome you here to Brussels, and good to see you again.
Since 2004, Estonia has been a valued member of NATO, making major contributions to our shared security.
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- NATO Secretary General with the Prime-Minister and Minister of Defence of Luxembourg 🇱🇺, 02 SEP 2025
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Luxembourg on 2 September 2025, meeting H.R.H. Grand Duke Henri, Prime Minister Luc Frieden, Minister of Defence Yuriko Backes, and Chamber of Deputies President Claude Wiseler.
Mr. Rutte welcomed Luxembourg's commitment to reach 2% of gross national income on defence by year’s end, and emphasised the need to spend more in future, as agreed at the NATO Summit in The Hague. He thanked Luxembourg for over €250 million in military aid to Ukraine since 2022, including armoured vehicles, drones, and ammunition, plus support for NATO’s Comprehensive Assistance Package.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
So, thank you Prime Minister, dear Luc,
and Minister of Defence Backes, dear Yuriko,
It’s always a pleasure to be in Luxembourg, indeed among friends.
You’re a founding member of NATO, founding member therefore of the Alliance.
Seventy-six years ago, that happ...
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- NATO Secretary General at the Rheinmetall artillery plant in Unterlüß, Germany 🇩🇪, 27 AUG 2025
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Speech by the NATO Secretary General at the Rheinmetall artillery plant in Unterlüß, Germany 🇩🇪
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Thank you, Mr Papperger – dear Armin.
Good to see you, Vice Chancellor Klingbeil – dear Lars.
Minister Pistorius – dear Boris.
Mr President – dear Rumen.
Prime Minister.
Genernal Grynkewich – dear Grynch.
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,
Good afternoon.
This is one of my first public speeches since the NATO Summit in The Hague in late June.
And it means a lot to be giving it here.
In Germany.
At this new ‘Werk Niedersachsen’ factory.
I’m excited to visit today.
It means a lot to be here because the defence industry in Germany – and across Europe and North America – matters more than ever.
Ensuring we are strong and successful is an absolute priority for NATO.
And strong and successful is exactly what Rh...
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- Message by NATO Secretary General on Ukraine's Independence Day, 24 AUG 2025
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Message by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Ukraine's Independence Day 🇺🇦
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
I want to congratulate Ukraine on the 34th Independence Day.
If any country deserves peace as soon as possible, it is Ukraine, and I want to assure you that NATO is with you.
With you to develop Ukraine's Armed Forces, to make sure that whilst the fight still continues you have what you need to be as strong as possible in that fight, and after a ceasefire and a peace deal to help bring Ukraine to a durable and lasting peace.
NATO is with you today, NATO is with every day, NATO stands with Ukraine.
Slava Ukraini!
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- Three and a half years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine continues to stand strong
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- 🗣 | Press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and President of Ukraine Volodomyr Zelenskyy during a visit to Kyiv.
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- Remarks by NATO Secretary General at the VIII International Veterans Forum in Kyiv, 22 AUG 2025
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Remarks by NATO Secretary General at the VIII International Veterans Forum in Kyiv, 22 August 2025
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Dear veterans,
Dear family members,
Dear friends and supporters of Ukraine.
Dear President, dear Volodymyr.
It’s a privilege to be here today,
two days before your Independence Day,
to honour Ukraine’s heroes.
The defenders of this great nation.
For eleven long years,
brave Ukrainian men and women have been on the frontline.
Resisting Russian aggression.
For three and a half years of full-scale war,
hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have taken up arms.
To defend everything you hold dear.
From all walks of life.
Professional soldiers, politicians,
medics, musicians,
engineers, entrepreneurs.
You show what it means to put service over self.
To stand up.
And answer your na...
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- NATO Secretary General with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Kyiv, 22 AUG 2025
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, in Kyiv, 22 August 2025
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Dear Mr President, dear Volodymyr,
Thank you for what is always a warm welcome to Ukraine.
It is good to be here with you in country.
And good to be with you again following a very important meeting in Washington earlier this week.
Three and a half years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine continues to stand strong.
And your friends and partners in NATO continue to stand with you.
Our support is unwavering and continues to grow. Including, as you said, through the new Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List – PURL – that supports a crucial flow of lethal US weapons to Ukraine through funding provided by NATO Allies.
In less than one month indeed, this has already meant an additional $1.5 billion of...
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- NATO Secretary General with 🇺🇸 US President Donald Trump, 14 JUL 2025
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Statements with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and the President of the United States, Donald Trump, White House, Washington D.C., 14 July 2025.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House yesterday (14 July 2025) to advance critical efforts in support of Ukraine’s defence against Russian aggression. Speaking to press in the Oval Office, Rutte hailed President Trump’s pivotal decision to ensure Ukraine receives essential military resources, with NATO coordinating the effort with funding from Allies in Europe and Canada.
Mr. Rutte highlighted the momentum from the recent NATO Summit in The Hague, where Allies agreed to a 5% GDP defence spending target and increased defence industrial production as well as continued support to Ukraine. He underscored how this effort brings all three together just weeks after the historic decisions were made. NATO is now working on substantial military equipment packages, including ...
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- NATO Secretary General statement on the 30th anniversary of the genocide at Srebrenica, 11 JUL 2025
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Video statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the 30th anniversary of Srebrenica, 11 July 2025.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Dear friends and colleagues,
Today we mark 30 years since the genocide at Srebrenica.
A tragedy that shocked the world.
And forever connected my country with yours.
I visited the memorial centre in Potočari as Dutch Prime Minister.
And I met with the mothers of sons who will never grow old.
We will never forget the horror of those dark days.
And our thoughts are with all those who were affected.
But in honouring the past,
it is our duty to build a brighter future.
This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement.
Dayton may not be perfect.
But it remains the cornerstone of a stable Bosnia and Herzegovina.
And it showed the world that peace can prevail.
NATO int...
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- Allies made decisions that will fuel a quantum leap for our collective defence.
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- At our #NATOsummit last month, Allies made decisions that will fuel a quantum leap for our collective defence. With an agreement to indeed invest a historic 5% of GDP in defence.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General during his visit to Berlin, Germany ahead of the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of Germany's accession to NATO.
