NATO secretary general is in Kyiv
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President Donald Trump partially walked back his claim that NATO troops in Afghanistan stayed "off the front lines," but veterans aren't likely to forget the remarks.
BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - NATO has started military planning for an Arctic Sentry mission, a spokesperson for the alliance's military headquarters SHAPE said on Tuesday, against a backdrop of tensions between the U.
Danish military veterans and others staged a protest march against U.S. President Donald Trump's recent comments regarding NATO members and Greenland.
Trump's NATO challenges push European defense spending pledges, but analysts say continent still lacks command experience to operate independently.
Mark Rutte, the secretary general of the alliance, told members of the European Parliament that President Trump was “doing a lot of good stuff.”
NATO's ability to deter Russia has taken a huge hit as trust within the alliance erodes. European allies and Canada are investing billions to support Ukraine and boost defense budgets.
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni calls Trump's NATO comments about Afghanistan "unacceptable," defending Italy's sacrifice of 53 soldiers killed in the conflict.
If anyone thinks here ... that the European Union or Europe as a whole can defend itself without the U.S., keep on dreaming. You can’t,” Mark Rutte told E.U. lawmakers in Brussels.
The flags were outside the U.S. embassy in Denmark to honor Danish soldiers.
The operation, Steadfast Dart, comes as President Trump has been accused of undermining the alliance and will be watched closely to see how well the allies manage without their most important partner.
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Thin-soled shoes: NATO Secretary General was given an excursion to the shelled thermal power plant
EADaily, February 3rd, 2026. Denis Shmyhat and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited one of the attacked Kiev thermal power plants. The Minister of Energy of Ukraine reports this in his telegram channel.