The NATO chief says that his impression of us is that the Russians

The senior NATO official says that Russia needs to move faster to end the war in Ukraine, and the United States has told him that Moscow must “do more.”

“The ball is clearly in the court of the Russians”, the general secretary of the NATO Mark Rutte He said in an interview That will be broadcast in “Face the nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sunday. “They are not moving fast enough, it is my impression, including the impression that I am receiving from my American interlocutors, which Russia really has to do more to end this war.”

Rutte, who spoke with Brennan Fridy, said that the United States and its allies in the organization of the North Atlantic Treaty are in blocking to counteract Russia and are working together to ensure war in Ukraine and Russian aggression.

He praised the White House for prioritizing trying to “break the point of the dead” in Ukraine, where Russia’s invasion has been crushed since 2022, resulting in hundreds of thousands of victims and the wholesale destruction of cities and towns.

“I talked to Marco Rubio, I am in regular contact with the other members of the US administration. I think you are really trying, step by step, to reach a situation in which this war can end,” said Routte, before questioning Russia’s commitment to the process.

“The Russians also have to dance tango, and at this time they don’t seem to do it,” said Routte, while the Ukrainians “are really close to the US position.”

Russia has You still don’t agree to a high the full fire of 30 days proposed by the US. And has said that there are still pending problems that must be solved first.

Rubio, who is Attend a NATO conference in BrusselsHe told reporters on Friday: “We will know for their answers very soon if the realization of real peace is taken seriously or if it is a delay tactic. Now we have reached the stage in which we need to progress.”

Rutte said it was the inauguration of President Trump that began the peace process, telling Brennan that “until January of this year, nothing happened when it came to putting an end to this war.”

The two parties and the US are working to mark the details of a high partial fire.

NATO and Trump rates

Rutte said he doesn’t believe Mr. Trump’s global tariffswhich criticized Europe and many allies, will damage the military alliance.

“I do not say that I do not have an impact on individual alliesbut it does not have an impact on the alliance, “said NATO general, Mark Rutte, in an interview recorded Friday with” facing the nation with Margaret Brennan. “

He added that it is “my firm conviction” that a possible commercial war will not affect the defense expense or commitment of Europe with NATO.

Trump has frequently criticized NATO countries for spending less of 2% of their Gross Domestic Product in Defense and in their second administration he pressed the members for more than double their 5% defense expenses.

Rutte argued on Friday that European countries have already increased their expenses.

“The amount of billions is amazing.

Nuclear deterrence

Pressing by Brennan on the statements made by the leaders of Germany, Poland and France on the expansion of a nuclear umbrella of Western Europe, beyond the protection guarantees provided by the United States and the United Kingdom, Routte said he trusts the United States Nuclear Safety Guarantee.

“Marco Rubio this week basically repeated what President Trump has said three times on television: that the United States is completely committed to NATO, he is completely committed to article 5,” Routte said. “That includes the United States as the definitive guarantor, through nuclear deterrence, for the NATO territory, which includes, and of course, of course, the European part of NATO.” Article 5 says that an attack against any NATO member country is an attack against all members.

Rutte said the Trump administration “consistently” said he is committed to the alliance.

“What I am urging my European colleagues to do is put television and sometimes listening to the high -ranking US leadership when it comes to NATO,” Routte said. “Instead of constantly worrying about” states are still committed to NATO? “The answer is yes, it has been constantly leaving the American system in the last three months.”

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