NATO chief defends Trump to critical MSNBC host, says 'he was right' to hit allies on defense spending

NATO chief Mark Rutte told MSNBC's Jonathan Lemire that President-elect Donald Trump was right to criticize allies for not meeting defense spending goals in 2018. Read More

Fact Check: No evidence NATO chief said he’ll expel US if Trump ‘surrenders Ukraine’

“BREAKING: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says that ‘If Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, he will personally expel the United States from the alliance’” alongside comments asking if ... Read More

US Quietly Hands Ukraine Support to NATO Ahead of Donald Trump's Return

A new body will assume responsibility for Ukraine aid, which one general called "a good day for Ukraine and a good day for NATO." ... Read More

Former NATO chief says Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire a ‘direct result’ of incoming Trump admin

Stavridis says foreign leaders are waiting ... and partners and friends, like the NATO alliance, it can have consequences that are less good.” Trump is a staunch supporter of Israel and has ... Read More

NATO boss Rutte held talks with Trump in Florida, alliance says

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday, a spokesperson for the transatlantic military alliance said on Saturday. Read More

NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending as Trump returns to White House

Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, threatened not to defend “delinquent” countries. NATO is founded on the principle that an attack on any member must be considered an attack on them all. Read More

Trump and NATO honcho meet in Florida to discuss ‘range of global security issues’

President-elect Trump met NATO Secretary ... of global security issues facing” NATO, said Farah Dakhlallah, a spokesperson for the transatlantic military alliance on Saturday. Read More