A yearly nuclear drill by NATO members, scheduled to begin next week, according to Mark Rutte, sends a strong message to enemies “that we stand ready to… respond to any threat.”
The former prime minister of the Netherlands also discussed Russia’s conflict in Ukraine.
Given that the UK and other allies have not yet granted Ukraine permission to employ long-range weapons to strike targets inside of Russia, he expressed doubt that Ukraine is weaker and implied that “one weapons system will not change the outcome of the war” as long as the West continues to back Kyiv.
On Thursday, Sir Keir Starmer and Mr. Rutte, who replaced Jens Stoltenberg as NATO secretary general at the beginning of the month, met in Downing Street.
Alongside Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was also paying the British prime minister a visit, he participated in a three-way conversation.
Armed with what Ukraine is calling a “victory plan” to put a stop to Russia’s invasion, the head of Ukraine is making a short tour of the cities of Europe.
