NATO: “Trab and Rute discussed the global security problems facing the Alliance”

His chief, Mark Rute visited him yesterday (22.11.2024) at his residence in Florida, at a critical time for the West and the Alliance, in the background of serious developments in the war in Ukraine. Despite the fact that NATO Secretary General’s journey was made under extreme secrecy, Mark Rute’s meeting with Donald Trump was eventually revealed by leaks of the Dutch press. Finally, NATO spokesman Farah Dahlah confirmed today (23.11.2024) the Rute and Trump meeting and added that “they discussed the spectrum of global security problems facing the Alliance, ” without further clarifying. It also became known that NATO Secretary General also met with Mike Waltz, the future security consultant for the national issues that Donald Trump has chosen as a “right hand”, as well as other members of the national security staff of the newly elected US President. Mark Rute, a former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, is widely considered one of the European leaders who did better in creating good working relations with Trump during the latter’s first term as president of the US. Rute’s travels to Athens and Ankara It is noted that the NATO spokesperson announced yesterday (22.11.2024), that NATO Secretary General will be in Athens amid critical geopolitical developments, for contacts with both the Prime Minister and the Foreign and Defence Ministers. According to the announcement, the NATO chief will arrive on 26 November 2024 in Athens , where he will meet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis , with Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias . Rute and Kyriakos Mitsotakis will proceed to joint statements after their meeting, which will be broadcast live. The day before, on November 25th, Mark Rute will visit Ankara, where he will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan and Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler.