{"id":1472833,"date":"2024-06-23T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1472833"},"modified":"2024-06-23T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T15:00:00","slug":"us-supported-mark-rutte-to-become-next-nato-secretary-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/us-supported-mark-rutte-to-become-next-nato-secretary-general\/1472833\/","title":{"rendered":"US-Supported Mark Rutte To Become Next NATO Secretary General"},"content":{"rendered":"

US-Supported Mark Rutte To Become Next NATO Secretary General<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Kyle Anzalone via AntiWar.com,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte\u00a0will be named<\/a>\u00a0the next secretary general of the North Atlantic alliance. The White House backed his ascension to become NATO\u2019s top civilian official. Rutte will replace outgoing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.<\/p>\n

In his bid for the job, Rutte has secured support from all 32 member states and is expected to officially take over at the NATO summit in Washington next month<\/strong>. He has served as the Dutch prime minister for 14 years, but reportedly plans to step down.<\/p>\n

Image via Euronews\/AP<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Hungary was the last holdout for Rutte. Prime Minister Victor Orban\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0Budapest threw its support behind him after he pledged that Hungary would not have to support the alliance\u2019s proxy war in Ukraine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am aware of the outcome of talks between Jens Stoltenberg and you regarding NATO\u2019s support for Ukraine,\u201d he\u00a0posted on X<\/a>. \u201cIt is my understanding that you stressed that no Hungarian personnel would take part in these activities and no Hungarian funds will be used to support them<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a 2018 press conference, Rutte interrupted when then-President Donald Trump was speaking to disagree with him. Gordon Sondland, who served as Trump\u2019s envoy to the European Union, told POLITICO that Rutte \u201chas had a history with him of pushing back when he thinks Trump is wrong, and he does it right to his face.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sondland noted that Trump did not dislike Rutte despite their clashing views.<\/p>\n

The swell in support for Rutte comes in part because Western leaders believe he will be able to push Trump towards continuing the proxy war<\/strong> in Ukraine. However, Brussels has failed to implement any concrete \u201cTrump-proofing<\/a>\u201d policies.<\/p>\n

Fabrice Pothier, who served as former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen\u2019s policy chief, said she did not believe Rutte\u2019s appointment would be enough to stop Trump from ending the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just skeptical that Trump-proofing NATO and Trump-proofing the transatlantic relationship will do the trick,\u201d<\/strong> Pothier said. \u201cTrump, and some people around him, won\u2019t be tricked a second time.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the campaign trail, Trump has pledged to end the fighting in Ukraine, without presenting a concrete plan for doing so. When he ran for president in 2016, he discussed withdrawing from NATO and improving US-Russian ties, calling the bloc \u201cobsolete.\u201d However, during his term, the relationship between Washington and Moscow significantly deteriorated, and Trump began shipping weapons to Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Following the recent European elections, where Hungarians voted in huge numbers in favour of #peace<\/a>, we reached an important agreement with #NATO<\/a> Secretary General @jensstoltenberg<\/a> . We agreed that no Hungarian personnel will take part in the activities of NATO in Ukraine and no\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Cliu4rZGCE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Orb\u00e1n Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) June 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Rutte is replacing Jen Stoltenberg, who has been in the role for a decade. On Thursday, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, the only challenger to Rutte,\u00a0dropped out<\/a>\u00a0of contention. Two US officials said Washington was pleased Iohannis cleared the way for Rutte.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSun, 06\/23\/2024 – 07:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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