Romania president seeks to challenge Rutte for top NATO job
Publicat:Romania notified allies on Thursday that President Klaus Iohannis was considering challenging frontrunner Mark Rutte for the NATO top job, according to Politico. Iohannis’ last-minute move comes as the biggest powers in the 31-strong alliance already declared support for Rutte over the last 24 hours, with the U.S., the U.K., Germany and France all saying […] The post Romania president seeks to challenge Rutte for top NATO job appeared first on Știri online, ultimele știri, presa online, ziar online - Sursazilei.ro .
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