UK joins US in backing Rutte to lead NATO
Publicat:Britain is ready to back Mark Rutte as the next leader of NATO, a UK official said Thursday, hours after Politico reported US President Joe Biden’s support for the outgoing Dutch premier. “The UK strongly backs Dutch PM Mark Rutte to succeed Jens Stoltenberg as NATO secretary-general,” a UK official told journalists. “Rutte is well-respected […] The post UK joins US in backing Rutte to lead NATO appeared first on Știri online, ultimele știri, presa online, ziar online - Sursazilei.ro .
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