NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a press conference at the summit of the Bucharest Nine (B9) and the Nordic countries at the Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest, Romania on May 13, 2026. Photo: AFP
HELSINGBORG: NATO’s chief Mark Rutte said on Friday he welcomed US President Donald Trump’s announcement to send 5,000 troops to Poland, through he added the trend is still towards a stronger Europe less reliant on the United States for its defence.
“Let’s be clear: the trajectory we are on - which is a stronger Europe and a stronger NATO, making sure we will over time, step by step, be less reliant on one ally only … will continue”, Rutte told reporters ahead of a NATO meeting in Sweden’s Helsingborg.
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