NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has stated that he does not believe there is a risk that peace negotiations between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will reward Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Rutte, along with former national security adviser John Bolton, believes that negotiations are sliding in Russia’s favor, which could potentially reward the country for its invasion. Rutte said the Friday meeting between the two leaders was important because it “tests Putin, how serious he is in this whole process, which will then have to continue after Friday, with Ukraine involved, with others involved, to bring this war to an end.”
Trump and Putin are set to meet in Alaska on Friday to discuss peace negotiations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not invited to the summit, but the White House and NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker said there is a possibility he will attend. Bolton, who served as national security adviser during Trump’s first term, said Saturday on CNN’s “The Source” with host Kaitlan Collins, “The only better place for Putin than Alaska would be if the summit were being held in Moscow.”
Rutte also mentioned Trump’s actions within the international organization as proof that the president is dedicated to this peace deal. He was the one delivering the big success at the NATO summit, the 5 percent spending commitments in June, one of the biggest foreign policy successes of the U.S. in the last couple of years. Rutte also mentioned the deal struck in July between the Trump administration and NATO countries to send more weapons to Ukraine.
In conclusion, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte believes that there is no risk that peace negotiations between Trump and Putin will reward Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The meeting in Alaska will discuss territorial claims, territorial claims, and the need to acknowledge that Ukraine decides its own future.
