The alliance chief also warned that the threat Moscow poses to Europe will far outlast any peace deal reached with Kyiv.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Nov. 26 that Ukraine's accession to the alliance depends on unanimous agreement among member states — not on Russian demands. "Russia has no say or veto over who can be a NATO member,

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised the outcome of negotiations in Geneva, but stressed that the end of the war in Ukraine is still a long way off, and that separate discussions between NATO and the EU are also needed on a number of issues.

This week, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on his recent interview with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said russia has no veto power over Ukraine's future membership in the alliance. He was commenting on the so-called US peace

Mark Rutte says Iceland’s strategic role in Arctic is growing as alliance boosts deterrence, stressing that continued unity and backing for Ukraine remain NATO’s top priorities - Anadolu Ajansı

The NATO secretary general warns that Spain will soon find it needs to spend around 3.5% of its GDP on defense and praises Trump: ‘I like the guy’

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says a US peace proposal has helped bring Kyiv and Washington closer together on the way toward ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, Europe's biggest and deadliest conflict since World War II.