US, European allies agree Russia is a long-term threat, NATO's Rutte says

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gestures in front of the White House
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gestures, as he speaks in front of the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Source: REUTERS

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said after talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday that the United States and its European allies agree that Russia is a long-term threat.

"We all agree in NATO that Russia is the long-term threat to NATO territory -- to the whole of the Euro-Atlantic territory," Rutte told reporters outside the White House. He also said the United States remained committed to NATO, even as Washington increasingly focuses on the Asia-Pacific region.

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