UK backs ‘Trump whisperer’ Mark Rutte as Nato secretary-general

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US President Joe Biden has decided to support Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the new secretary general of NATO, Politico reports, citing unnamed sources in the US government. Rutte, who also voiced his support in London today, is said to have already secured the support of two-thirds of NATO members for the appointment.

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In der Frage um die Nachfolge von Nato-Generalsekretär Jens Stoltenberg hat sich Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD) für den scheidenden niederländischen Regierungschef Mark Rutte ausgesprochen. "Kanzler Scholz unterstützt eine Nominierung von Mark Rutte als neuen Generalsekretär der Nato", erklärte Regierungssprecher Steffen Hebestreit am Donnerstagabend im Onlinedienst X, ehemals Twitter. "Mit seiner immensen Erfahrung, seiner großen sicherheitspo…

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Federal Chancellor Scholz and US President Biden are in favour of Mark Rutte as Secretary General of NATO. The defense alliance wants to find a new boss before July.