25.06.2025 16:20
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's praise for President Trump made a significant impact at the summit in The Hague. After the declaration of the summit was published, Rutte responded to a journalist's question, "Is it normal for you to praise Trump so much?" by saying, "Don't you think Trump deserves a bit of praise? He has achieved his goals regarding Iran. I believe he absolutely deserves it."
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NATO members agreed to increase defense spending to 5% by 2035. In the NATO summit statement, it was announced that the 2026 NATO Summit will be held in Turkey, stating, "We are looking forward to the meeting in 2026." The NATO summit statement also mentioned, "Member countries reaffirmed their commitment to NATO's Article 5."
"WE WANT TO BE SAFE"
After the declaration was shared, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated, "With our investment plan in The Hague, we are raising our defense spending to 5% of our GDP. In the past, this was 2%. I want to say that all members will work in this direction. Our goal is to strengthen the military. We are aware of the challenges we face together. We came together to respond to this. We have a strong determination for a significant defense budget. From the western coast of the Mediterranean to our eastern coast, we all said we want to be safe now and we have taken steps in this direction. The US is determined regarding NATO. It will continue to be a NATO member. The US wants Canada and NATO members to contribute more to the defense budget," he stated.
Rutte continued: "Ukraine is our friend. We are continuing our support for Ukraine with a budget donation of 35 billion euros. We will work in solidarity with Ukraine. We will continue to support Ukraine's NATO membership. We aim for Putin not to attack Ukraine again. Our goal is to enable Ukraine to defend itself. Our aim is to strengthen military spending by sending money. Article 5 is very clear. We will not go into details because we do not want to make our enemies smarter."
RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION "IS IT NORMAL TO PRAISE TRUMP?"
In response to a journalist's question, "Is it normal to praise Trump?", Rutte said, "I don't think that's the case. Trump is a good friend of ours and, for example, he is making us invest more. Don't you think Trump deserves a bit of praise? He achieved his goals regarding Iran. He destroyed Iran's nuclear capabilities. I think Trump definitely deserves to be praised."
RUTTE: US ATTACK ON IRAN IS LEGAL
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's praise for US President Donald Trump during the summit in The Hague made a significant impact on the meeting. Rutte stated, "Regarding the war between Iran and Israel, President Trump is working hard to ensure this ceasefire continues. Iran cannot have nuclear weapons. The US attack on Iran is legal. Trump has taken on a very critical role. No other country could carry out the US operation. This attack dealt a significant blow to Iran," he expressed.
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