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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks to reporters ahead of meetings with European leaders in Copenhagen. 2 October 2025
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EU leaders agree on urgent need to innovate in defense, especially drones
2 October 2025 - 12:50
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NATO flags hanging in The Hague
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Caretaker Cabinet backs NATO plan to raise Defense spending to 5% of GDP
13 June 2025 - 15:21
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Mark Rutte and Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the signing of a 10-year security agreement between the Netherlands and Ukraine. 1 March 2024
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NATO leader Rutte inviting Zelenskyy to upcoming Summit in The Hague
3 June 2025 - 18:17
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NATO flags hanging in The Hague
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NATO leader Mark Rutte to present new defense spending proposal this month
5 April 2025 - 12:10
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King Willem-Alexander, September 2023
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Dutch king inviting all leaders at NATO Summit to dinner at Royal Palace in June
5 March 2025 - 15:41
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte giving a press conferece ahead of a meeting with Minsiters of Foreign Affairs in Brussels, 3 December 2024
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NATO leader Rutte: The Netherlands must significantly boost defense spending
3 December 2024 - 16:10
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomes his replacement, Mark Rutte, moments before handing over leadership tasks at NATO Headquarters. 1 October 2024
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Rutte stresses Ukraine defence, Russian threats on first day as NATO leader
1 October 2024 - 11:00
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Outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives at the European Union's informal leaders' meeting in Brussels, 17 June 2024
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Rutte clears air in talk with Orban; Top NATO job big step closer
18 June 2024 - 09:05
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) during a parliamentary debate on the consequences of gas extraction in Groningen, 7 June 2023
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US supports Rutte to become NATO Secretary General
18 February 2024 - 12:35
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Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte during a European Council meeting in Brussels. 25 March 2022.
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Rutte faces competition for NATO leadership as Estonian PM Kallas declares interest
15 November 2023 - 17:50

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