Great to speak with 🇺🇸 & 🇧🇪 defence industry representatives. A strong transatlantic industrial base is essential to our collective security. And our defence is strongest when we combine the ideas, assets & industries we have across the Alliance
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Mark Rutte
366 posts
NATO Secretary General
- Excellent exchange with the Conference of Presidents @Europarl_EN. In a more dangerous world, #NATO & the #EU working together is essential to keep us all safe. Europe is really stepping up, and this is crucial. Investing more in defence, accelerating industrial production &
- Great to see @eucopresident António Costa today at NATO HQ. We discussed security challenges, the importance of a strong defence industry & continued support for Ukraine 🇺🇦 Cooperation between #NATO and the #EU is crucial for all of this and we’ll continue building our
00:00- Important visit to Ukraine 🇺🇦 today - the first time a NATO-Ukraine Council meeting takes place in Kyiv – a strong message of the enduring bond between NATO and Ukraine I also met with my friend @ZelenskyyUa #NATO stands with you today and we will stand with you throughout the
00:00 - I just spoke with President @NicusorDanRO of Romania about the Russian drone that hit a residential building in Galati. I assured him of NATO’s absolute solidarity with Romania and expressed sympathy for those injured in the incident. I affirmed that NATO stands ready to defend
- Glad to meet 🇭🇺 Prime Minister @magyarpeterMP. Hungary has made valuable contributions to NATO for 27 years Leading one of our Forward Land Forces, hosting Headquarters Multinational Division Centre & supporting stability in the Western Balkans
- Great to welcome 🇧🇬 Prime Minister Rumen Radev back to Brussels. Bulgaria is a valued Ally making important contributions to our shared security You play a key role on the Alliance’s eastern flank, including in the Black Sea. And Bulgaria is stepping up defence spending &
- Good to be at Rotterdam City Hall today for an event on resilience. Building a resilient society is not something the military or NATO can do alone - it is a shared responsibility across the whole of society
- Concluding a constructive meeting of #NATO Foreign Ministers. Our discussions here have been essential in preparing for the #NATOsummit just 6 weeks from now The task ahead is clear: turn Allied commitments into concrete results - increased investment, industrial production and
00:00 - At our meeting today, Foreign Ministers will discuss #NATO's top priorities as we get ready for the #NATOsummit in Ankara in a few weeks Increasing defence investment and turning cash into capabilities Ramping up defence industrial production - with cooperation across the
- Impressive visit to Revinge 🇸🇪 with @SwedishPM Ulf Kristersson to see first-hand what Sweden’s Total Defence Concept is all about In today’s security environment we need to make sure that every part of our society is prepared – and Sweden understands this very well Thank you
00:00 - Just spoke with President @edgarsrinkevics about recent events in Latvia 🇱🇻 including drone incidents. NATO is fully committed to the security of all Allies, and we will continue to ensure that we have all we need to defend every inch of Allied territory









