NATO general secretary Mark Rute said that the alliance is “ensuring that Ukraine needs to live in a fight” in front of a summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. August 15,
When President Trump announced a direct conversation with Putin in Alaska, a major concern was that Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelancesi was not invited.
white House And the US ambassador in NATO has said that This is a possibility And Trump is open to a tripartite summit.
In an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation” with Margaret Brainon, Rutte has left NATO completely behind Ukraine, even amid concerns about Trump’s refusal to invite Zelanski to the meeting.
“And, as you said, NATO is coordinating all this through our command in Visbaden, ensuring that Ukraine needs to be in the best position to stay in a fight and interaction after the war. [and] A peace deal, ”he said.
Moscow shared Inheritance With the Trump administration, in exchange for stopping in a three -year long war, demanded control of Eastern Ukraine.
Zelansky opposed the new deal, posting On social platform x“Any decision that is against us, any decision that is without Ukraine, there are decisions of the same time against peace. They will not achieve anything. These are still tribal decisions.”
However, Rute also said that next Friday’s meeting could exclude Ukraine until Putin can be trusted and serious talks may begin.
“What will happen on Friday is Testing Putin by President Trump,” he said. “And, of course, when it comes to peace talks, the ceasefire, and what happens after that, on the regions, the safety guarantee for Ukraine, Ukraine will have to join and join it.”
The NATO chief has praised Trump’s work from the beginning of his term to secure the peace deal.
“And I think it’s great that President Trump will test him. And we will see how far he could reach the process on Friday. He originally broke the dedalock to President Trump in February, began a conversation with Putin. I think it was important,” he said.
in FebruaryAfter the strategy of separating Russia, former President Biden opened communication with Russia after cutting it.
Rute also praised Trump, who signed an executive order on 6 August 25 percent Tariff, tariffs were brought up to 50 percent on the purchase of India’s Russian oil. Tariff is going to be in effect 21 days after Trump signs the executive order.
He also mentioned 5 percent Defense spending compromise that Trump along with the rest of NATO in June, as well as Daharn July deal To send more weapons to Ukraine.
“We had a great NATO summit under his leadership, committed to 5 percent of defense spending, so that our main threat is a clear indication, that is Russia, that we are serious. And then they were coordinated by NATO to distribute in Ukraine three weeks ago three weeks ago, three weapons, and of course, for secondary restrictions,”.
