NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has visited Chernihiv Oblast during his two-day trip to Ukraine, including the village of Yahidne, where Russian forces held more than 300 civilians captive.
5 February 2026, 11:04 —
Olha Kovalchuk — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has confirmed that the West is considering three layers of security guarantees for Ukraine.
3 February 2026, 16:16 —
Sergiy Sydorenko — News
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has publicly called on Ukraine's partner countries to supply air defence missiles from existing stockpiles. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte assured him that work on this is already underway.
3 February 2026, 15:25 —
Sergiy Sydorenko — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is confident that Ukraine's allies will find the money needed to purchase US-made weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
3 February 2026, 15:00 —
Sergiy Sydorenko — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said in his speech to the Verkhovna Rada on 3 February that Russia's overnight combined attack on Ukraine once again confirms that Moscow is not genuinely committed to real peace negotiations.
3 February 2026, 12:11 —
Maria Yemets — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said during his visit to Kyiv that 90% of missiles Ukraine uses for air defence have arrived through the PURL programme.
3 February 2026, 12:11 —
Olha Kovalchuk — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit.
3 February 2026, 11:42 —
Olha Kovalchuk — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is planning a visit to Kyiv and is also set to address the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) on 3 February.
2 February 2026, 17:45 —
Khrystyna Bondarieva — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has urged EU countries not to tie themselves to the principles of "buy European" or "buy Ukrainian" when it comes to spending a €90 billion loan to support the Ukrainian military.
26 January 2026, 17:56 —
Tetyana Vysotska, from Brussels — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said the key problem for NATO at present is the Russo-Ukrainian war, rather than the situation around Greenland.
21 January 2026, 12:43 —
Iryna Kutielieva — News
Intensifying Russian attacks on civilians and Ukraine's infrastructure, including the use of the Oreshnik missile, have underlined the need to urgently supply Ukraine with air defence systems and interceptor missiles.
13 January 2026, 17:17 —
Tetyana Vysotska, from Brussels — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned that alliance states have become Russia's next target and has urged immediate action.
11 December 2025, 15:37 —
Khrystyna Bondarieva — News
A working lunch between foreign ministers of the NATO-Ukraine Council has been scheduled for 3 December.
2 December 2025, 15:49 —
Tetyana Vysotska, from Brussels — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is set to visit the United States on 21-22 October to meet US President Donald Trump to discuss the Alliance's backing for Ukraine and Trump's peace efforts .
22 October 2025, 09:49 —
Tetyana Vysotska, from Brussels — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has mocked Russia over the malfunction of its submarine Novorossiysk, which surfaced near the coast of France a few days ago.
13 October 2025, 16:57 —
Oleh Pavliuk — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said he supports US President Donald Trump’s position on the need to shoot down Russian aircraft violating the Alliance’s airspace.
25 September 2025, 18:48 —
Oleh Pavliuk — News
NATO will determine whether to use force against Russian aircraft or drones violating its airspace based on real-time intelligence about the level of threat they may pose.
23 September 2025, 14:53 —
Tetyana Vysotska — News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday 22 September, focusing on the need for "real protection against Russian strikes".
22 September 2025, 18:10 —
Oleh Pavliuk — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has assessed the actions of NATO allies in response to the Russian drone attack on Poland as "successful" in ensuring the protection of the Alliance member state.
10 September 2025, 14:28 —
Khrystyna Bondarieva — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said that a full assessment of the incident involving Russian drones in Poland is still ongoing, and therefore he would not comment on whether it was a deliberate attack or a mistake.
10 September 2025, 14:20 —
Khrystyna Bondarieva — News
The meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein Format), scheduled for 9 September, will be held online.
9 September 2025, 10:18 —
Tetyana Vysotska — News
The security guarantees for Ukraine, being negotiated by European countries and the United States, will consist of two levels.
22 August 2025, 15:23 —
Khrystyna Bondarieva — News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv on 22 August.
22 August 2025, 15:10 —
Khrystyna Bondarieva — News
The 32 NATO member states have discussed the results of talks in Washington and the preparation of security guarantees for Ukraine during an ambassador-level meeting at NATO Headquarters on the morning of Wednesday 20 August.
20 August 2025, 14:53 —
Tetyana Vysotska — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has rejected the idea that a future US-mediated agreement could ultimately reward Russian leader Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine.
11 August 2025, 08:34 —
Ivanna Kostina — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has thanked Denmark, Norway and Sweden for their swift decision to fund a military aid package for Ukraine.
5 August 2025, 15:53 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
US President Donald Trump has announced that NATO and the US have reached an agreement on supplying weapons to Ukraine.
14 July 2025, 18:33 —
Ulyana Krychkovska — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said he understands the US administration’s desire to prioritise its own interests, but still calls for continued military support for Ukraine.
2 July 2025, 16:54 —
Oleh Pavliuk — News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has confirmed the Alliance’s intention to continue supporting Ukraine on its path to NATO membership following a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in The Hague.
25 June 2025, 15:56 —
Ivanna Kostina — News
A decision to be taken by the leaders of NATO member states at the summit in The Hague will be the next step in building a "bridge" between Ukraine and the Alliance.
24 June 2025, 14:41 —
Sergiy Sydorenko — News