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Donald Trump has responded to being called “daddy” by Nato chief Mark Rutte during a summit in The Hague on Wednesday (25 June).

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte heaped praise on President Donald Trump during the two-day NATO summit in the Netherlands.

Sir Keir Starmer faced questions about whether Donald Trump, who wants to bring the Ukraine war to an end, did not want to condemn Vladimir Putin.

Secretary General Mark Rutte credits Trump with pushing for ‘concrete plan’ to have member nations spend at least five percent of GDP on defense

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte was caught in an awkward exchange with Donald Trump as he referred to the US president as ‘daddy’.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Now that Nato countries are putting muscle behind their promises on defence, the question over whether this will result in true commitment from the US president continues to hang over the summit, writes Millie Cooke

World leaders met in The Hague on Tuesday for the start of the 2025 NATO summit. The goal was to show unity and support a major increase in defence spending as global security threats grow. But the first day was overshadowed by doubts about the US commitment to NATO itself,…

US president appears relaxed and reaffirms commitment to military alliance – though Spain criticised

Nato’s Article 5 commits all members of the alliance to come to the defence of each other if attacked.