NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discusses talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and Europe’s commitment to spend more in defense on ‘The Story.’

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said, following the summit of European leaders in Paris, that Europe is ready to take a leading role in providing security guarantees to Ukraine. Source: Mark Rutte on X (Twitter),

The Kremlin has said that Russia does not object to Ukraine's accession to the EU, but joining NATO is a "clear threat" to Russia. Source: Politico, as reported by European Pravda Details: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov are meeting in Saudi Arabia on 18 February with a US delegation represented by the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio,