Rutte Calls For Stronger NATO-EU Cooperation To Strengthen Deterrence And Defence
On Tuesday (20 May 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attended the Foreign Affairs Council with EU Defence Ministers.
Rutte highlighted the importance of closer NATO-EU relations, in light of the threats from Russia, China’s military build-up, and terrorism.
Mr Rutte underlined the need to ramp up defence spending and production, and “to make sure that Ukraine has what it needs to bring this war to a lasting and durable end.”