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Outgoing Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte will replace Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg as Nato chief on 1 October

The leaders of Nato member states will meet in Washington DC in a few weeks and one of the topics of discussion will be how to tackle escalating incidents of Russian sabotage.

NATO's 32 nations on Wednesday appointed outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the alliance's next head, handing him the job at a crucial moment with Russia on the march in Ukraine and US elections looming.

NATO tapped outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte Wednesday to become the bloc’s next secretary-general who will replace Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg from October 1. Stoltenberg led NATO for more than a decade during which his mandate was extended due to the war in Ukraine.

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that the policies of his far-right and hard-left opponents could lead to “civil war”, as France prepared for its most divisive election in decades.

Mark Rutte, the outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands, will become Nato’s next secretary general when Jens Stoltenberg steps down in the autumn. Rutte’s candidacy has been endorsed by all 32 member states, most recently by Hungary and Slovakia, which confirmed their backing on June 18. The Romanian president Klaus…

Romania's president withdraws from NATO leadership race, paving the way for Dutch PM Rutte. NATO unity and solidarity with Ukraine emphasized.

Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte will replace Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg in October who has run Nato since 2014

Romania's president withdraws from NATO secretary general race, paving the way for Mark Rutte. Challenges resolved, Rutte emerges as favored candidate for ...