NATO Secretary General at B9 and Nordic Allies
Summit in Bucharest:
We need a stronger Europe in a stronger NATO
13 May 2026
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On Wednesday (13 May 2026), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participated in the Bucharest Nine (B9) and Nordic Allies Summit,
co-hosted by President Nicușor Dan of Romania and President Karol
Nawrocki of Poland.
The Secretary General said the gathering of NATO Allies, from the
Black Sea to the Arctic, “demonstrates our unity and determination
to stand together, and to defend against any threat, from any direction.”
In the run up to the NATO Summit in Ankara this July, Mr Rutte
emphasised the need for “a stronger Europe in a stronger NATO,
through increased defence spending and defence production, and
with European Allies taking more responsibility for their own
conventional defence, backed by American power.”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined today’s meeting in Bucharest
to discuss what more can be done to help Ukraine defend against
Russian aggression. The Secretary General urged more support
through NATO’s PURL initiative, which continues to provide
American military equipment to Ukraine, paid for by Allies and
partners.
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